BattleBots (2015–…): Season 5, Episode 8 - Hit the Jackpot! - full transcript

[in robotic voice]
robots activate.

[all cheering]

hi everybody and
welcome to battle bots.

It's the show where
men and women,

dedicate their lives to
building epic fighting robots,

just so they could send them into
battle to be ripped apart, bolt by bolt.

I'm chris rose.

And speaking of part man,
part machine, I'm joined by the only guy

who's an expert analyst in both human,
and a robot combat.

That's kenny florian.

Thanks, chris.



Tonight get ready to see the most
intense robot combat of the season,

as some of the fields
most notorious spots

prepare for their
third and final chance.

Tim press the selection committee and
do some damage inside the battle box.

We don't know exactly how
the damage will be done tonight,

but we know that it
definitely will get done.

Let's take a look at the bots, that are
going to do it, on tonight's white car.

It's a battle of undefeated,
as the legend donald hudson,

and lock-jaw face off against
rookie breakout jackpot.

[kenny] that's right,
with both spots making a bid

for the world
championship tournament,

a win here would all but
guarantee that invaluable I see.

[chris] we've also got a master
tactician in a pickle, making on a pickle.

As the winless rotator tries to
avoid getting court, by big dill.



[kenny] yeah, chris victor soto definitely
has his back up against the wall,

as any hopes of making the top
32 rely on a victory here tonight.

Our main event will feature a
pair one in one bots squaring off.

As tombstone goes up against skorpios,
and kenny,

this one could have some
major playoff implications.

[kenny] absolutely, chris,
a win or a loss here,

could be the difference
between being a top ten seed

and finding yourself somewhere in the
twenties, with a much tougher matchup.

[chris] and we open it up with
some really monster madness,

as fan favorite, huge looks to avoid a
winless season, standing in their way.

That devil from the deep,
kraken.

That means faruq,
it's your world.

[all cheering]

ladies and gentlemen,
it's robot fight in time.

In the blue square, in french,
they call this bot in enorm.

In japanese, they call it,
keodi and in greek, they call it steals.

No matter how you say it.

One thing is for sure, this bot is so big,
it could go on a world tour.

Make some noise, huge!

[chris] after back
to back seasons,

making the top 16,
jonathan schultz,

and huge now desperately
need to dig themselves,

out of a controversial owing to ditch,
kenny.

[kenny] yeah, and it's no lie when
I say I've ' never seen jonathan,

this frustrated,
huge fell to over two after

an incredibly
disheartening loss to hydra.

And he could tell jonathan
that needs a personal victory,

as much as his team needs a win,
if they're going to have any hope

of making the round of 32.

[cheering]

[faruq] in the red square.

Its jaws be smacking, wins.

It's stacking, your body is tracking,
parts your lacking,

backs your packing,
release the kraken.

[chris] matt spark and kraken in
making in enigmatic entrances.

They get ready to make
their bid for two and one.

What's with the cloak and dagger,
kenny?

[kenny] well, for the second fight in
a row, huge is going to have to face,

a custom configuration
with an opposing bot,

that has fashioned a hook
onto the johnson kraken,

to hopefully jam up huge's wheels
and an attempt to win with control game.

They're not a r robot,
the guys easily,

so yeah, it's there,
definite planets to outlast us.

We let them do that.

We're gonna lose the fight, the figure
for spending the this three minutes.

We stayed out of the cruz
and I'll point of hammers.

Probably win. We're
going to kraken ten times

and hopefully one of those does something,
and, on get something like that.

We're feeling really confident.

We've got a little
couple gimmicks,

that they were going to
spring a surprise on huge night.

We'll see if they work,
but there's no other robot here,

that's like huge,
huge hits it about two feet up,

which is very high in
about two feet on kraken,

there's a belt where
everything important this,

but we're looking forward to.

We're going to take it till,
and hopefully we do well enough

that we can convince
the selection committee.

We get into the final 32,
and start the playoff run.

[announcement in robotic
voice] robots activate.

[chris] the ships,
the line on kraken,

harpoon configuration.

Let's go to former
battle bots contestant,

and our resident bot whispers.

Pete abrahamson, pete,
how that thing help kraken against huge?

I' am not sure,
they're going to be able

to help themselves with,
huge here.

I mean, huge has the double ended bar,
that they're going to be spinning up with,

anything it's going to catch,
is gonna slice big holes in,

having a little like harpoon hook,
on the end of their nose.

I am not sure that
was the best idea.

[announcement in robotic
voice] blue team ready?

[announcement in robotic
voice] red team ready?

- You ready? - Ready.

- Are you ready? - Ready.

Let's kill it, here we go.

[screams] let's go!

[audience screaming] fight!

[chris] let the bot battle begin,
kraken tracking, huge here.

Already goes right for the weapon,
before it can spin up,

does it have a clean bite?

Yes.

Play, play, play.

A perfect start for cracking that
now living on the flames here,

spinning its wheels but kraken
in full control here, kenny.

[kenny] this is exactly what
kraken is designed to do it.

Kraken is blasted huge,
right between the eyes.

With that flame
thrower jonathan schultz

has to be concerned
about that fire,

doing some real damage here.

[chris] remember,
huge with a record of owing to this season,

and it's immediately behind the
eight ball here against, kraken.

Then there is the release.

[kenny] huge still working here.

But looking a little play
broiled after that stretch.

[chris] huge still in cracking
that plate is still active

and kraken do at its
best to stop it as well.

[pete] looks like kraken is going to
need some plastic surgery after this one.

Huge is getting up to full speed right now,
chris.

[thuds]

wow!

- [chris] wow, full face lift.
- [kenny] oh my goodness.

[chris] if there was just a doctor
through its southern california

that could perform
that kind of surgery.

[kenny laughs]

but, kraken unfaced still
chasing huge with that harpoon.

[chris] another heal just.

Oh gosh!

[pete] those are
some brutal hits.

This is huge,
at his best right now.

He's got to create
some space though.

- Just look that hook is working, chris rose.
- [chris] it sure is.

He caught a huge tire on the side,
but he just couldn't so anything.

Oh, gosh!

Kraken takes more
damage to its grill.

[kenny] how durable is kraken.

[chris] unreal.

Oh, put back on its hit,

but it flips over,
and after a dominant start by,

kraken,
huge continues to mount an attack.

[kenny] another big hit,

[chris] closing in on one
minutes left. Kraken on its head.

Huge,
literally just spinning its wheels.

And this fight had a little bit
of everything, back and forth

action here to start the night.

Now they free themselves.

[kenny] kraken is one tough bot.

[chris] huge, looking to get some space,
and attack, but kraken gets to the side.

Drives huge into the side of the
box in that harpoon attachment.

A fantastic design
adjustment for matts spurk.

[chris] but kraken has got
to do shut with its defense,

its primary weapon,
in the remaining 35 seconds.

[kenny] krakenkon, doing a good
job. A stand close to the wheels.

[chris] wow.

[kenny] there's another piece,
that went flying from kraken.

[chris] yep.

Well, the hook is doing its job.

But kraken has... oh!

[kenny] was that the kill shot?

[chris] wow,
let's see if huge backs up,

...Backs up. Maybe
kraken won't move anymore.

Under ten to go.

[jonathan] one more hit. [chris]
huge wants to give one more huge hit.

Will it deliver one?

Yes, it does, to the backside.

- [buzzer sounds] - the
shot at the end shows

that huge are back.

[jonathan] let's go!

[chris] the team
looks awfully confident.

They have earned their
first win of the season.

With the judges agree,

or will it be kraken
finishing their season on top?

We'll find out when
battlebots continues.

We are right back into the
madness here on battlebots

as the judges deliberate

which one of huge or kraken
will improve their chances

of making the 2020 tournament.

- [man] you guys built a hell of a robot.
- Hell of a fight.

[man] that thing took a beating.

[chris] so,
now this one goes to the judges,

who are scoring on
an 11-point system.

Five points could be
divvied up for damage,

three points for aggression
and three for control.

The judges are all former
battlebots participants.

Derek young,
lisa winter and jason bardis.

Kenny,
kraken got the early jump on huge,

sinking its teeth into the giant

and adding a little
fire for good measure.

Unbelievable.

[kenny] yeah,
a perfect start for kraken.

But once huge got that
big bar spinner cranked up,

they turned the tables and were
able to land some monster shots

and inflict all types of
damage of their own.

[chris] and let's give some
credit to matt spurk here.

That harpoon proving to
be surprisingly effective

in the control bot's eternal hunt
for those valuable control points.

[kenny] absolutely.

And while both bots maintain
consistent aggression,

you can feel the desperation
behind the glass from team huge.

They knew their entire
season was riding on this fight,

and they didn't
hold anything back.

Clutch performance
by jonathan schultz.

[chris] let's go to faruq

with a huge decision
for both teams.

The results from
the judges are in.

The winner by
unanimous decision is...

Huge!

[jonathan] good job, guys.

Whoo!

[chris] jonathan schultz,
is that a smile under that mask, finally?

- Ah. He's back.
- [jonathan] a very full one. Yeah.

Is it a sense of relief
more than anything else?

Because we have never seen
you this frustrated ever before.

[jonathan] we never have
been this frustrated ever before.

You know, just...

That was the hardest fight we've ever had,
the last fight.

And,
and this felt really good to finally...

You know,
we spent all day tuning it.

Finally get the bugs out. And finally
get some real hits on somebody.

Did you feel like you
had to win impressively

to try to squeeze
into that top 32?

Absolutely.

Um, you know, I think the fight
with mammoth was very competitive.

It was good. But you
need a win on your record.

And I'd say that was a very
good win over a great robot.

So,
even though you're just one in two,

you feel confident based on
the competition that you've faced

that you are in the round of 32?

Um, I wouldn't call my shot,
but we're going to fix the robot.

Ah. Okay.

And if you are fortunate
enough to get into the round of 32,

how dangerous is huge?

It's a lot more dangerous

than what it was when
it walked in the building.

I think we're ready
for the playoffs.

We got a lot of spare parts that
we haven't had to use any of yet.

And I think we're
ready to make the run.

You think you'll sleep
a little easier tonight?

I think I'll sleep a
lot easier tonight.

Very good.

Jonathan,
congratulations to you and team huge.

Thank you.

Whoo-hoo!

[chris] all right. Matt spurk,
you're still smiling.

Why is that?

Uh,
that was another great match.

Um,
and you can't kill the kraken.

We're in here.
Nothing's gonna kill us.

We're gonna keep fighting.

We're down, the weapon's down.

We're gonna shove that weapon right back
in the blade again and see what happens.

Um,
really happy with how that fight went.

We had a lot of damage
after the witch doctor match.

We've been working
to prepare that.

Just got it all fixed up.

Finally go back in there,
huge tears it all apart.

Now,
we'll be back. Late night tonight.

Late night tonight again,
putting it all back together.

But, uh, just super proud of
how we've done this season.

And, uh, the quality of the competitors
that we've faced is, is the best.

We've faced the
best robots here.

So,
uh... And we've held our own,

so I'm proud of how we've done.

Matt, the selection committee was
definitely watching this fight tonight.

What do you have to say to them?

Uh, I would say,
"you've got to put the kraken in."

you're going to get three
minutes of just all-out aggression.

Um, it's the kind of fights that
need to be in the tournament.

We faced a huge... A
super hard schedule.

Uh, black dragon,
witch doctor, huge.

All robots that finished
in the top 16 last year.

Witch doctor was
the number two robot,

probably the top bot
in this tournament,

and we took him out,

uh,
so I think we have to be in the tournament.

Well said. No arguments here.

Matt spurk and team kraken,
awesome job,

even though it was
a loss. Well done.

Thank you, guys. Appreciate it.

[chris] so, both huge and kraken

finish off the qualifying
rounds with a bang

that most certainly got the
attention of the selection committee.

And right now,
we've got another pair of teams on deck,

one of which needs to make
a statement here tonight.

And that's the kids
from wpi and ribbot.

They're squared up against a rookie bot,
axolotl.

But let's jump right
in with the frog.

Coming off a loss to mad catter,

and standing at one in one,
david jin and ribbot

have a point to prove here,
kenny.

[kenny] definitely. Like
we just heard matt spurk

make his case to the
selection committee.

Ribbot is a perfect example of
how vital strength of schedule is

for any team hoping
to make the 32.

Ribbot lost a close fight

to a solid bot in mad catter,
but their only win

was against a
rookie bot in tracer.

They're going to need to make a
meal out of another rookie tonight

if they want to
keep their run alive.

[chris] and that rookie is
axolotl and captain alon belkin.

They're sitting at 0 in one
after an untelevised loss

to fellow newcomer war? Ez!

And the fact that we're
just now seeing this team

speaks volumes about
their rocky start. Kenny.

[kenny] yeah,
axolotl has certainly struggled here

in their first season
at battlebots,

but don't count
them out just yet.

Alon and his team built this
bot together in just a month.

And with only one
fight under their belt,

this will be a great opportunity

to find out who
axolotl really is.

Faruq, do what you do.

In the blue square from worcester,
mass,

the savage in the swamp,
it's ribbot.

[chris] ribbot ko'd tracer,
lost a unanimous decision to mad catter.

What do you see with ribbot tonight,
kenny?

[kenny] well, it looks like they're
going with their undercutter weapon.

They're going to try to go
weapon-to-weapon with axolotl

and really test their
durability straight off the bat.

In the red square from northridge,
california,

a cute, little amphibian
who's about to start killing 'em,

it's axolotl.

[chris] axolotl lost its
only fight so far to war? Ez!

Alon belkin and his college
and high school teammates

having the time of their life,
but they want to get that win.

We decided to run
our undercutter module.

Um, we think that this will
deliver some really big hits,

and we don't think they're that
well armored low down on the robot.

We're hoping to use our higher
speed and maneuverability

to really get around them and
choose when we want to hit them.

I think we have the
agility advantage here.

I think we also might have
the weapon advantage,

although we haven't really seen
what their weapon is capable of.

I think it'd be
really huge for us

to get a knockout
during this fight.

Right now,
we're sitting at a one in one record,

so it'd be really good to get a two
in one record with two knockouts.

I think way have a pretty
strong chance against them.

They, uh,
don't have that much strong an armor.

They do have a long weaponry.

We took that long wedgeless

and attached them on the
front short of wedgeless.

So,
the whole goal is to just try to get around

the side of the robot,
take out some wheels.

[automated voice] robots,
activate.

[chris] let's bring
in our bot whisperer.

Uh, peter, what do you think
of these two college kids?

Well, this is going to be

a pretty rough
fight for axolotl.

They have been working
the axolotl's off in the pits,

trying to repair the damage
they suffered in their last match.

But, uh, ribbot has really proven
itself to be a pretty formidable robot.

It's going to tear
that thing apart.

[chris] and I always love ribbot
with the dry sense of humor.

They always get dressed up based
on what their opponent looks like.

So, well, there's cute,
little eyelashes.

[crowd chanting] fight! Fight!

[chanting continues]

[chris] let the
bot battle begin.

[kenny] I don't see those tires
on axolotl lasting very long, chris.

[chris] no? You have an
over-or-under on the prediction?

- Thirty-two seconds?
- [kenny] yeah, maybe 45.

[chris] whoa! [kenny] there goes
the primary weapon of axolotl.

- [chris] yep.
- I can't move it.

[chris] okay.

Well... Yeah.

- More problems for axolotl.
- [kenny] ooh!

[chris] axolotl's gotta show
some sort of movement.

- The weapon's moving. That's a good sign.
- Light it up. Send it!

[kenny] that's a mean strike. [chris] oh,
my gosh!

- Oh! - [kenny] oh, my goodness!

Ribbot's head just came off.

[kenny] stop,
stop. He's already dead.

[chris] well,
the countdown has started.

But, boy,
what a risky move by david jin and ribbot.

[commenter] they wanted
to make a statement.

[cheering]

and they did just that.

Ribbot loses it's head,
bur axolotl you dead.

[crowd cheering]

well,
axolotl made up of a bunch of college kids

could certainly go
to school on this one.

[host 2] yeah, I mean,
david jin and his boys,

we're not messing around.

They were in there to
destroy and to destroy quickly.

Axolotl a sitting duck.

[commenter 1] wow. Take it easy.

Thanks for playing.

One more look at that last shot.

Look at us.

[commenter 2] yeah!

[commenter 1] you know what?

There is glass in front of us.

We shouldn't really
have that reaction.

[host 1] all right, david,
that was quick work.

Did you guys even break a sweat?

Or I don't even
know if frogs sweat.

To be honest with you.

[david] I think we do
some sort of sweating

but yeah,
that was a quick match.

Went about how we wanted to.

We stretched our legs
a bit in the beginning,

did a couple
circles and then just

decided to hit them straight on.

[host 2]did you see
their primary weapon,

vulnerable there, dave?

Um,
I'm don't know if vulnerable the right

word,
but it was definitely juicy.

So we went in there.

[host laughs]

[host 1]was there any thought

of not delivering that
last hit? Because...

[david] no, absolutely not.

We lined it up. We
cheated 'em. We knew,

it was going to happen,
and we just sent it.

Wow. Was a message
to the selection committee,

since you guys are
now two and one.

I hope so, right?

[team] yeah.

All right, boys,
go celebrate two and one,

as you await word from
the selection committee on,

if and where you land
in the round of thirty two.

Thanks. [david] thank you.

[crowd clapping]

[host] and to rookie team axolotl,
as the

ancient proverb states,

every journey starts
with a mechanized frog,

destroying you with
their horizontal disc.

[host 2] that's true poetry,
chris.

[host 1 ] so as ribbot
adds a nice little,

e xclamation point
to their resume,

we've officially got four
team eagerly awaiting the call

from the selection committee.

All right, coming up a pickle

tries not to get sliced
as big dill takes on,

rotator and buckle up for
our explosive main event.

Skorpio finally gets the
fight it was built for, against,

the terrifying tombstone.

That's coming your way later,

tonight on
battlebots. Fight night!

[host] welcome back to
battlebots we are two fights down

and a handful of teams
have closed out their seasons,

and are awaiting word
from the selection committee.

Right behind them is
the mad scientist himself,

victor soto and rotator
taking on big dill.

And let's start with rotator.

Victor soto, told us before,
the season started

at minimum we want
to be a top eight bot.

They have got to get
a victory here tonight,

in order to keep
that dream alive.

Yeah, victor and rotator were,
without question, a top tier,

bot coming into the season,
but they're neck deep and over

rotator stop fooling around.

Any hope,
victor has of making a tournament rest,

with the win here tonight.

And then there's big dill,
hoping to place spoiler here.

Driven by emmanuel carillo.

The first year bot is
coming into tonight,

one in one with a
win over atom#94

and a loss to lock jaw.

So a decent rookie
campaign for them.

[host 2] yeah,
emmanuel and his team are well positioned

to break some
hearts here tonight.

If they could pull off this win,

and send rotator to owing three.

That'd make a very
impressive statement.

To the selection committee,
it's theirs for the taking.

Faruq,
show us how you get it done.

In the blue square,
from seattle, washington.

He's from the land of rain,
and here to bring the pain,

its big dill!

Captained by emmanuel carrillo
if you have not seen him fight,

yes,
he was born without a right hand.

He has been competing
in battlebot for years,

he is a member
of team mad catter,

and war hawk and now he
has his team in contention.

Kenny,
what do you know about the bot today?

Well, you could see that
heavy armor on the front.

You see the armor
protecting the wheels

that is going to be
crucial to their success,

if they're able to withstand the
blows from the hard hitting rotator.

In the red square from doral,
florida,

the sunshine state
slayer. Rotator!

[crowd cheering]

rotator coming in at a swell
two hundred fifteen pounds

and unprecedented thirty five
pounds less than the allowable max.

Why's it dressed for the
swimsuit competition kenny?

Looking very trim indeed chris,
victor's actually,

decided to remove the
armored wheel guards,

that are usually on
rotator after seeing big dills,

first fight against atom#94

victor was nervous
that big dills,

pickle forks could get
caught in rotator wheels,

and decided this configuration
would be both safer,

and make his bot,
a little speedier.

So we're fighting rotator in a
probably the most important,

fight we've has this tournament,
so we have a reinforced frame.

We added all the
units and w armor on it

this match is gonna
come down to driving.

I mean, if I can keep,

the forks on his body
and keep him away.

Just control and
manipulate him..

He won't even get a hit
on us the whole match.

If we lose this,
we're out of tournament.

So no holds bar.
We're gonna go out,

and give it everything
we've got today.

Today we're facing big dill

we're going to use
my new forks this year.

To see if I could get
underneath big dill.

We're gonna try to breathe,
take it's slow.

Start off with the back.

If I can catch some edges,
I'm pretty sure I'll be able,

to rip some pieces out.
You can't take anyone lightly

[crowd cheering]

[robot voice] robots activate.

[intense music playing]

[crowd chanting] fight! Fight!

Let the bot battle begin.

Big dill with the box rush
a little out of control here.

Rotator's weapon already
humming up to full speed.

Now probing with
those bad boys...

Oh! Whips around,
a shot to big dill! And another.

Wow, and here's a big deal.

Getting underneath rotator
almost pulls off the lip,

but no dice.

That's a big shot.

Sparks are flying early.

[banging]

whoa!

Rotator attacking
those big forks on the,

front of a big dill,
and it looks like

they've taken on some damage,
kenny.

Yep, and that is going to
be a problem for big dill.

Emanuel is going to have
to change up his strategy,

if he can't get those
forks underneath rotator.

Rotator trying to
get to the back.

[clangs]

now big dill beating
rotator that wedge

you know that might be
the best play they have

trying to use rotators,
own energy against itself.

But rotator has no fear.

Just being relentless
with that point.

Oh, love the pretty sparks.

Big dill still trying
to use that lifter,

but it's not happening for them.

They've got to get
something going,

because rotator is
running away with this one.

Boy! Rotator with that
main disc just chopping

away at the wedge.

And at the sides
of the big dill.

It sure can take,
a hit. No question about it.

Yeah,
big dill is being completely outdriven,

in this match.

This is a bad spot,

for the big dill to be in,
right against the rails.

Right here, right here.

There's big dill parts all over
the battle box right now, chris.

Rotator just chipping
away piece by piece.

Big dill running out
of time here in it's third

and final fight.

And rotator looking... [banging]

rotator smells blood.
He wants to rip off,

one of those tires.

Oh, and there it goes.

Oh,
rotator looking to finish the job.

Big dill hanging
on for dear life,

hoping they could
make it to the closing bell.

This is some serious
precision here from victor soto.

Team rotator.

About forty five
seconds to go in this fight.

There has to be some sort of
control movement from the big dill.

Or it's gonna get counted out.

But victor soto
says I don't care.

I'm going to keep
chopping along.

Yeah, I think the moment
victor stops engaging here.

The ref is gonna
start this count out.

[ref] ten, nine...

Mr... Kenny florian,
you are all over it

the countdown is starting.

Rotator proving its might.

Chalk up the big
w. With a spin to win

[ref] knockout! Winner rotator!

Awesome.

[crowd cheering]

masterful performance
by rotator and victor soto.

Yeah, that's right,
part time plastic surgeon victor soto

so it looked like he
was just really patient,

he took his time.

He was kind of taking big
dill apart piece by piece, chris.

And the driving
skills by victor soto.

It's interesting, because when,

we talk about the top
drivers in battle bots,

his name doesn't get mentioned.

I think maybe it should.

No doubt he was
leading with those forks

and then doing his best
tombstone impression,

by whipping the blade
around and landing shots.

Victor used that undercutter
to target big dills tires,

managed to pick one off and,

these last few shots
sealed the deal.

Rotator is one of two,
and much deadlier,

then the record may suggest.

[host] victor.

Victor soto.

Should I call you dr soto,

after that surgical performance?

Uh, sure. It runs in the
family would be awesome.

[laughs]

and that was some
amazing driving victor.

Congratulations.

Can you take us through
the fight a little bit?

Sure. Sure. Yeah.

I added the forks for this fight

to see if I could get
underneath big dill.

Uh, hopefully push him around,

but it seems like we don't
have a lot of pushing power,

but uh, I was able to use
the weapon to my advantage.

We have a 50-pound
blade this time,

and it seems like it
was cutting really well.

[cheering]

so at this point of the season,

how are you feeling
overall about your robot?

Feeling good.

We were able to return back,
fire pretty quickly.

Uh, didn't really have any
internal damage to the robot.

It's very robust.

Put it back into shape same day

and strapped on new armor
and we were ready to rock.

Victor, what's it like facing
a newer team to battle bots

like big dill?

I wouldn't really call
them a new team.

It's a new robot,
but they've been around for a while,

so I wasn't taking them lightly.

Um,
I actually did some special things

that I wouldn't normally do.

I actually took off about
30-pounds from the robot

because I felt
like it was just stuff

that they could grab
on to with their grabber.

So I was a little nervous.

They came in, like,
at 215 pounds.

Uh,
that's out of my comfort zone

just because I was
taking them seriously.

Very good, victor.

As always,
an outstanding performance.

Thanks for the time.

Thank you,
chris. Thank you, kenny.

[crowd cheering]

so, both big dill and rotator

finished the qualifiers
at one and two.

But with the contrasting
strengths of their schedule,

victor soto's tournament
chances still looks strong

with losses to top-tier bots.

And for emmanuel carrillo,
a solid rookie outing.

But it's time to soak big dill
and brian until next season.

Coming up.

Can the versatile veteran
lock up a perfect season

or will the new
kids on the block

claim that prize for themselves?

It's lock-jaw versus jackpot.

[kenny] and it's next.

Welcome back to battlebots.

He is kenny florian.
I am chris rose.

And while team jackpot
gets ready to test his luck

against the legendary lock-jaw,

let's check in with jenny taft

who has the scoop on
tonight's epic main event.

Skorpios was built
with one robot in mind,

and zach will tell you,

"my bot is a tombstone killer."

zach has been waiting for years

to go up against ray billings
and tombstone in the box,

and now he finally
gets his chance.

As for ray billings,
he told me he's well aware

that he has a
target on his back,

but ray and tombstone
have earned it,

and they always come prepared.

[chris] good stuff, jenny.

We'll see how that
plays out later tonight.

But right now,
it is time for jackpot versus lock-jaw,

both teams looking
to cap their seasons

with an undefeated record

and guarantee themselves
a spot in the round of 32.

Let's fire it up with lock-jaw.

While we've gotten used to always
labeling donald hutson as a legend,

it's important to take a beat

to remember what earned
him such a distinction.

[kenny] yeah, chris, it's easy to take
someone of donald's stature for granted,

but after two
decades of the sport,

the guy has done a
whole lot of winning.

Couple that with being one of the
best strategists we've never seen,

donald hutson and
lock-jaw are a safe bet

in almost any match-up
you throw them in.

[chris] and on the opposite
end of the career timeline,

we have jeff waters, jr.

And his bot on a budget, jackpot

making waves in
their rookie season

with ko's over subzero
and ghost raptor.

What makes this bot so dangerous,
kenny?

[kenny] well,
if you take a look at the tail,

what stands out is the reach

of that diamond-shaped spinner

at nearly a foot long

and spinning at a
blistering 200 miles an hour.

Jackpot has been taking full
advantage of its impressive reach.

And if you compare that to
lock-jaw's shorter 3-inch reach,

it will be on donald hutson

to use his bot's agility
to avoid the big shots.

We know he has the skill.

Let's see if the rookies can
knock the legend off his game.

Faruq, you got this.

In the blue square,

this bot knows what
you did last summer

and it's out for revenge.

It doesn't use a chainsaw,
but a spinner to avenge.

Scarier than paranormal
activity thriller,

it'll make you scream.

It's one stone-cold killer.

More sinister than
the villain from saw,

get ready for lock-jaw.

[crowd cheering]

[chris] the legend donald
hutson standing confidently at 2:0.

What do you think, kenny?

Is donald playing
with house money

against a bot like jackpot?

[kenny] listen,
jackpot has had a great run so far at 2:0,

but a veteran like donald

has to be looking at
this fight as his to lose.

While he's likely already
bound for the top 32,

a win here over jackpot

would spell some very
advantageous seating

for donald and lock-jaw.

In the red square,
let's get straight to it.

It'll leave you feeling flush.

Spinners he's got a pair,

and they're here to crush.

He's going all in blind,
really taking a risk.

But you better not flop

or he'll be raking
all the chips.

It's jackpot!

[chris] jeff waters, jr.

Just your friendly neighborhood
plumber from las vegas,

and he's not shy about
being a little star-struck

facing a guy he grew up
watching on tv in donald hutson.

[kenny] yeah, definitely.

But learning to face your heroes

is all part of
elevating your game.

Jeff knows a win here would

all but guarantee him a
spot in the round of 32.

So, he's not planning on letting
one of his heroes stand in his way.

Donald hutson's been
doing this for over 20 years.

He has one of the
fastest bots in the field.

We're making our drive
system more reliable

and beefing up our frame

to allow us to drive
more consistently

and be more precise.

Lock-jaw's weak spot is going
to be that weapon hinge point.

If we can get a
direct hit on that,

I believe it'll snap right off.

If we win the next fight,

we'll definitely be
guaranteed into the top 32.

Even if we put on a good showing

against a legend
like donald hutson,

I feel like we'd still
be able to make it in.

I got the luck of the draw.

I got jackpot today.

I've seen a couple of their matches,
they're pretty good.

Our plan is to go in with this
one with our biggest weapon

and just try and,
you know, outdrive him,

try to be the first one
to make the attack.

Yeah, it's got to be a little bit
of stick and move in this one.

[robotic voice] robots activate.

[crowd cheering]

[chris] a pair of bots
looking to go undefeated

and punch their ticket to the
world championship tournament

that's coming up next
on battlebots: Fight night.

[chris] welcome
back to battlebots,

where lock-jaw and jackpot
are ready to throw down.

Winner will finish with
a perfect 3:0 record

and guarantee themselves
a spot in the round of 32.

[chanting] fight! Fight!

[chris] let the
bot battle begin!

Oh! Jackpot going right
into the drill of the veteran.

[kenny] and I think the rookie's
got the better of that exchange, chris.

There are bot parts
scattered all over the battlebox.

[chris] holy smokes! Jackpot's weapon,
it's still humming.

Lockjaw's looks to
be slowing down now.

Oh,
and another big weapon-to-weapon collision.

[kenny] looks to me like lockjaw's
spinner is out of commission.

You see donald trying
to use the battlebox

and do his dirty work there.

Without a primary weapon,

lockjaw is at a
disadvantage now,

drive in to him. Take him out.

[chris] you hear the
weapons operator robert stehn.

He's encouraging jeff waters,
jr. To stay aggressive.

They have driven
a great fight so far.

Oh! Another
head-to-head collision.

It sends sparks flying.

[kenny] lockjaw has a little plume
of smoke coming out of the back.

Watch the motors,
they will get hot.

[chris] all right, not sure why lockjaw's
continuing to go head-on with jackpot,

but it is losing that battle.

[kenny] whoa! Jackpot
looking for a huge upset.

They have lockjaw inverted now.

But don't count
donald hutson out yet.

[chris] and it looks like
lockjaw's on its last legs.

- [kenny] oh!
- And jackpot can smell it.

- Uh-oh.
- It's going back in for hit after hit.

Whoa!

I think jackpot just lost a belt there,
chris.

Yeah, we can push!

[chris] oh, but look at this.

It still has enough power to
push lockjaw across the box.

[kenny] lockjaw
trying to hang in there,

driving inverted...

Doing its best to try to
get underneath jackpot.

Now that primary weapon is
disabled from jackpot, it seems.

[man] yea!

[chris] closing in on a
minute and 15 seconds left.

Can the veteran donald hutson and
lockjaw avoid the plume of smoke?

More and more smoke
pouring out of that robot

as the rookie jackpot
tries to do the unthinkable

and take down a
legend in donald hutson.

Can they do it?

[kenny] lockjaw not getting
any traction right now, chris.

I think they're gonna
count them out.

What an upset this would be.

- Start waving. - Yeah!

Wave yourself further.

I need to see some controlled
movement there, lockjaw.

[chris] you can hear
the referee telling donald

"you have to show me some
sort of controlled movement,

or the countdown is starting."

- 10, 9, 8... - And it has.

It is a monumental upset.

- 6, 5...
- The kid from las vegas,

a plumber by day
has come back...

3, 2, 1...

...And won.

[cheering]

they have done it!

The bot on a budget, jackpot,
has defeated a legend

to close out their
rookie season at 3:0.

Yeah! Whoo!

Peter, are you surprised

that a rookie was able to
do this to one of the legends?

Totally. I have
fought donald myself,

I have lost to him because
he's that good of a driver.

But this was really
about that first hit

that donald feared was like,
whoever got it,

that was gonna be
the winning thing.

[chris] and really,
after that first hit, kenny,

you could see lock
jaw was wobbling.

They were smoking
throughout the match.

[kenny] I mean,
this was unbelievable.

Went weapon to weapon, was not afraid
to go right at the legend, donald hutson.

We talked about jitters
maybe being an issue.

Uh,
that is definitely not the case.

These guys could drive. They can build,
they have the right strategies.

I mean, is there a bigger
or better cinderella story

than jackpot at this point in the season,
chris? I don't think so.

Oh, my god. Oh, god.

Jeff. Why the tears?

Oh,
my god. I just... We just beat a legend.

[hoots and sobs]

[exhales]

are you shocked?

So we were worried
going into this fight.

It was scary. I mean,
that weapon is pretty big, and

and, you know, if it hits us on the side,
bend our-our weapons into the belts,

we would have been having some trouble.
But we sped up for most of that match.

This was pretty good.

We did lose a belt. Like.
Halfway through the match.

You guys said you're
learning a lot from your robot.

What did you learn about it now?

That I could drive.

- Yeah, he can drive now.
- Every match is getting better and better.

After every match,
it's all the way down to the base frame,

we tear it all the way back up and we
upgrade it every fight that we have it in.

Jeff,
you told us before this fight

that you've been watching
donald hudson fight on television

- ever since you were a little kid.
- Yeah.

You not only beat him,
but knocked him out to improve to 3 and 0.

- What does that mean to you?
- What?

That's crazy. It's beyond the
wildest dreams I could've thought.

I'm surprised this robot's
doing as well as it did

for how quickly we
threw it together.

Well,
go celebrate. Job well done, jeff.

Thank you, thank you.

[hoots]

[cheering]

[chris] so, lock jaw and jackpot put
a period on their qualifying rounds,

and I have a feeling we'll be seeing
both of these bots again very soon.

Coming up,
chronos and bloodsport,

two bots with a hair
trigger are set to go off

on battlebots fight night,
and it's next.

We are back on battlebots with one
of the surprise robots of the season.

That would be bloodsport
which is one win away

from a perfect 3
and 0 regular season.

They'll be facing off against
another spinning weapon in chronos.

But let's start with bloodsport.

They're captained
by justin marple.

They've had impressive knockout
wins over scorpios and end game.

And let's remember, end game was the one that
took it to tombstone earlier this season.

What has gone
right for this squad?

[kenny] uh, I mean everything. [laughs]
these guys have done their homework.

You look at what they did last year, was
only their first year here at battlebots,

to what they're doing now,

not only are they winning,
they're making it look easy

through getting knockouts left and right.
They just might get another one here,

you know, they, uh, told us that last season,
they had no clue what they were doing,

which takes us to
chronos and jerry serafin.

We've seen jerry the last few
seasons. He's an interesting dude.

The ring spinner
thing is awesome.

The bot looks amazing.
It just doesn't win.

Does he know what
he's doing here tonight?

Well, you know what? He's in
a much better position tonight.

He's way more confident,
even though we've heard that before.

But he has been doing some testing
that's been going well with his bot.

So, that is a good sign.

You gotta admire his ability to bring
something different to the table here.

He is certainly doing that. He's
taking a risk. I hope it just works.

It's a winless team
against one that's unbeaten.

Smell an upset? Anyone?
Maybe. Let's find out. Faruq.

[faruq] in the blue square,
from gardena, california,

tick tock,
your time has run out. Here's chronos!

[chris] here he is,
jerry serafin and chronos.

This is fight number
two for this team.

They had a very rough outing against
p1 in a match earlier this season.

How can they move the needle here tonight,
kenny?

[kenny] well, chronos is the only
ring spinner in the field for a reason,

and that's because it's a very
difficult design to pull off successfully.

Unlike full-body spinners like
captain shrederator or gigabyte,

that 85 pound ring spins
independently around the body of the bot,

making it less susceptible
to gyroscopic precession,

and, in theory,
easier to control.

Let's see if they
can get it going here.

[laughs] okay, let's go.

In the red square,
from cambridge, mass.

The mass murderer, bloodsport!

[chris] team bloodsport
looking to hit the jackpot

with an undefeated 3
and 0 regular season.

What's at stake for them here tonight,
kenny?

[kenny] well,
they've already pulled off two huge wins

over very solid teams in
end game and scorpios.

But they know the
pressure is on them

to round out their bid for the
world championship tournament.

This is bloodsport's chance to make
a meal out of the struggling chronos

and establish themselves
as a true top-tier bot.

We're going up against a bloodsport,
pretty vicious robot.

So we're gonna
focus on spinning up,

getting up to speed and
just getting as many hits in.

It's just gonna be who can spin up
the fastest and get as many hits in.

It's very important for us to
get a win this time in this fight.

We put a lot of work and effort and
we really wanna see this thing function.

This matchup with chronos is
going to be an interesting one.

We never faced a horizontal
spinner like this before.

We've seen them fight a
few times in the past, I think.

Our strategy going into this match will
just be to try to kick 'em into the wall,

let 'em pinball around, hit all the walls,
let walls do all the damage for us.

So far, we've had two knockouts.

Um, a third knockout, I think,
would show really, really well

for the selection committee.

[crowd cheering]

- [robotic voice] robots, activate.
- [cheering gets louder]

[chris] well, let's bring in our bot
whisperer. He is our pinball wizard.

Pete, what has impressed you most
about this second year bot, bloodsport?

So, bloodsport has done some
major changes to the bot itself.

There's great wheel
selection they've done.

So, he's got much better control

with soft wheels in the front and hard
wheels in the back, lets him drift a bit.

But the thing to
watch out for here

is the fact that bloodsport
spins far faster than chronos.

Both these robots are counter-rotating,
so, think of, like, two gears.

When bloodsport makes contact,

they will most likely catch the
backside of those tooth on chronos,

sending chronos
flying into the wall.

[chris] you should see the gears in
my head, which way they're spinning.

[peter] they're spinning?

[robotic voice] blue team,
ready.

We got this, jerry.

[crowd cheering]

[robotic voice] red team, ready.

[electronic distortion]

[crowd] fight, fight, fight...

[buzzing]

[chris] let the
bot battle begin.

And here comes bloodsport
firing up that 77 pound weapon

chronos looking to
create some space,

trying to draw bloodsport
towards the side of the box,

and here comes bloodsport.

- Whoa! - [kenny] huge hit!

[chris] bloodsport sends
chronos into the rails.

Can chronos recover?

[kenny] chronos is still moving,

but I think that ring
spinner might be shut down.

[chris] whoa! Another huge shot!

[kenny] uh-oh, chronos is just
kind of sitting in the corner now,

maybe trying to bait
bloodsport into attacking here.

[chris] if it hits chronos, it could recoil
and do some serious damage to itself.

Oh, and there it is. Bloodsport
catches a blade on the side of the box.

[kenny] that is what chronos
is trying to get bloodsport to do.

[chris] yup. And without
a primary weapon,

chronos is gonna have
to get creative here.

Now the question is,
is bloodsport's weapon down?

Pete, what are you seeing
from your vantage point?

[peter] I'm thinking that
they're actually holding back

and trying to keep from
damaging their weapon.

They may well still have some power
in there. We'll see later on in the match.

[chris] okay, so we are about one
and forty five to go in this match.

Chronos's ring spinner is down.

Bloodsport's weapon either
not active or not working.

Well, that answers my question.

Peter, well done. You get a
gold star in the report card.

Just ram 'em, jerry,
just ram 'em, ram 'em...

[kenny] this is predator
and prey right now.

Blood sport trying
to slice and dice,

but chronos showing some
good durability in this flight.

[chris] unbelievable, right?

And if you're bloodsport
and justin marple,

do you rethink the strategy? Do you
even fire up that weapon anymore, kenny?

[kenny] yeah, I mean, that armor for
kronos has been surprisingly tough, chris.

And if you're justin marple,
you may wanna consider

being a little more
conservative going forward.

You've got to think that judges
have bloodsport winning this fight

since they were able to shut down
the primary weapon of chronos.

But bloodsport
is still spinning.

[chris] closing in on the 50 second
mark to go, bloodsport continues to attack

meanwhile, on the other side,
chronos is staying aggressive as well,

simply hoping for a miracle.

[kenny] yeah, at 0 and 1, chronos
doesn't have much to lose here, chris.

As bloodsport goes
in for another hit,

we know they're looking for
that perfect 3 and 0 record.

But justin marple kind of rolling
the dice wit these last few hits.

[chris] thirty seconds to go, will
bloodsport fire up its weapon yet again?

Leave one lasting impression
in the eyes of the judges?

Or are they content to just
drive around and keep it safe?

I would say,
with 15 seconds to go,

they're just willing to run off
the clock at this point, kenny.

- [kenny] yeah, no doubt.
- [countdown timer beeping]

jerry definitely made some
improvements to chronos,

but that primary weapon shutting down
is gonna be tough for them to get the nod.

- [chris] that'll do it. It goes the distance.
- [timer buzzing]

[rose] pete, what do you think of
bloodsports strategy as far as weapon-use?

[abrahamson] I
think it was brilliant

because they're a,
saving themselves for the 32,

b, they were sort of trying
to get a good position,

anywhere they could possibly be
that'd give them a long time to spin up

and then make the hit.

Rather than barely being spun
up and getting hit by chronos.

[rose] so remember,
there are three different categories

the judges are looking at.

Up to five points could
be awarded for damage,

three for aggression,
and three for control.

Your judges are all former
battlebots participants:

Derek young, lisa winter,
and jason bardis.

Kenny,
bloodsport came out looking for blood

and delivered a vicious shot
that broke chronos' ring spinner,

and put them on their heels.

[florian] yeah,
without a primary weapon,

chronos was forced
to bait bloodsport

into attacking for
the rest of the match

in hopes of
disabling their blade.

Credit to chronos
for looking durable.

But that big shot from bloodsport
was the story of this match.

Pete, what do you think of the
overall weapon that bloodsport has?

[abrahamson] it's one of
the better horizontal spinners

we're seeing in the
whole field right now.

[rose] and if you were a judge?

[abrahamson] if I was a judge,
it's gonna go straight to bloodsport.

[rose] say that with more enthusiasm,
pete.

[abrahamson] if I was a judge,
it would go directly to bloodsport.

[rose] that-a-away. Way to sell.

[audience cheering]

the results from
the judges are in.

[dramatic music playing]

and the winner by
unanimous decision is...

[music stops]

bloodsport!

[audience cheering]

[rose] justin marple,
a 3-and-0 regular season.

Is this beyond your
wildest dreams?

Yeah. Yeah, this is uh,
a bit unexpected, really.

Going with a brand-new bot,
we didn't know what was gonna happen.

We're really excited to see
how it's performed so far.

It seems like you were
turning that weapon on and off.

Why were you doing that?

So we have suspicions that
maybe the weapon was overheating.

There might be some...
We're not totally sure yet.

We'll find out when
we go into the bot,

but yeah,
we're hoping if it's overheating,

we'll let it cool down and get back
up to speed when it's cool again.

What do you think you have
shown to the selection committee?

I think in the
previous two matches,

we really showed
them a good reliable bot.

It's a bran-new bot, we've never
fought a horizontal before like this.

So obviously we have
some learning to do.

But yeah,
I'm excited going forward.

Are you getting used to this,
man?

You're undefeated.

We keep interviewing
after your fight with the win.

Uh, what do you think?

I I couldn't be happier
with all this. [chuckles]

so what sort of ranking would
you be most pleased with?

Number one, of course.

And if you are
outside the top ten,

will the selection committee
have made a mistake?

I think so. I think we're top-ten worthy,
for sure.

Well, you've certainly
participated like a top-ten robot.

- Job well done during the regular season, justin.
- Thank you, chris.

[music playing]

[rose] so as bloodsport caps off a stellar
performance in the qualifying round,

we will say see you next time

to the struggling jerry
serafin and chronos.

Coming up,
it is familial ferocity

as the legendary ewert
clan rolls fusion into the box

to take on the
father-son duo of war? Ez!

That's next on battlebots.

[cheering]

[cheering]

we are back on battlebots,

and up next,
a pair of one-and-one teams.

It's fusion taking on war? Ez!

And with the selection
committee looming,

you know both of these teams are
gunning for that winning two-in-one record.

So let's start with fusion,
led by the familiar ewert clan.

This time,
its reese at the controls.

And he told us at the
beginning of the season, kenny,

"listen,
this is a bot that can win it all,

as long as I don't do
anything to screw it up."

so how does he prevent
screwing it up tonight?

[florian] well,
he does it by banking a convincing win

to impress the committee here,
chris.

Though they haven't exactly faced
the toughest strength of schedule,

fusion has proven to be
a bot on the right track.

It has a devastating
pair of primary weapons

and everything to lose,
so I'm interested in seeing

what reese and the
ewerts' have up their sleeve.

He's taking on a
true rookie bot-builder

in jonathan juarez.

The bots name is war? Ez!

They're at one-and-one with
a couple of untelevised fights

so safe to say their hopes of
winning the nut are all but dashed.

But jonathan and ethan juarez

are gaining invaluable experience
in their rookie season, kenny.

[florian] yeah,
definitely. Not every rookie bot

can have a season like,
say, a jackpot.

But the experience this team
is earning here is absolutely vital

if they want to come back next
season with something better.

For r the juarez's, they've put
together a brilliant-looking bot,

but their inexperience
certainly shows.

They could always surprise us,

but I'd say this is
fusion's fight to win.

Faruq, it's all on you.

[tauheed] in the blue square,

the whyachi bloodline
shows that family matters.

That's a full house of robots
where blood actually splatters,

his spinners will leave
you with dino-sores.

So please don't try your luck

because he's
walking step-by-step

towards the giant nut,
t.G.I.F, this guy is fusion.

[dramatic music playing]

[rose] fusion,
the first bot in history

to have both horizontal and vertical
spinners working at the same time, kenny.

[florian] I love that about this bot,
you know.

As a fighter, you want to have
as many weapons as possible.

It gives you more options,

and they're gonna try to utilize all
those options on war? Ez! Tonight.

In the red square,
war? Whoa! What is it good for?

A giant nut, that's what.

It's the father and son
from the lone star state.

With a bot that's
here to annihilate.

It's war? Ez!

[audience cheering]

[rose] thirty-four-year-old jonathan
juarez decided to build a robot

with his 11-year-old son, dylan.

They've had an amazing
experience so far.

First match,
they knocked out axolotl.

Then they were on the wrong
side of a ko by slammow!

[rose] kenny, did those exposed
tires get you a little nervous?

[florian] more than a little nervous,
chris.

Those things are fully exposed

and going up against
a bot like fusion.

I expect they'll get
chewed up faster

than the delicious hors
d'oeuvres I had at my wedding.

[audience cheering
and applauding]

I feel pretty confident
about this fight.

They've been having difficulties
and they're also a newbie bot.

Uh,
I'm really looking at this match

like a practice match,
just to get better for the tournament.

Their bot looks great. I just,
I kind of feel bad

it's not gonna look so pretty.

- Who are we fighting?
- We're gonna fight fusion and we're quite nervous.

It's a strong bot
and it's very scary.

For us to be going against them,
scary, but it's also an honor.

It's a very,
very popular robot. Think we're ready?

- Not really.
- As ready as we're gonna get.

[announcer in robotic voice] robots,
activate.

[rose] kenny,
one thing we didn't talk about with fusion.

How much pressure is
reese ewert under tonight?

[florian] he's definitely under a lot
of pressure as always, you know.

Coming from the ewert clan,
they expect excellence.

They've been working on a new technique,
a little tail whip.

Fusion's gonna try to utilize
that here against war? Ez!

And I'm sure they're
attempting to take out those tires.

[audience cheering]

[announcer in robotic voice] blue team,
ready?

[audience cheering]

[audience clapping]

red team, ready?

[audience cheering]

[electrical buzzing]

[audience chanting] fight fight!

[buzzer sounds]

[rose] let the bot battle begin.

Team fusion leading
with that vertical disk.

Could they go weapon to weapon?

[florian] looks like fusion's
had a little trouble on the floor.

Getting rolled over, they're kind of a
sitting duck for war? Ez! Right now.

[rose] they're having an issue
with their ground clearance.

Looks like they keep running
into the floor of the battlebox.

[crashing]

- [rose] whoa! - [florian] whoa!

[rose] major
face-to-face collision.

And there's a
tire off of war? Ez!

Drop the weapon.

Fusion's still running,
war? Ez! Is on its head.

It might be an o-u-t.

[florian] yeah,
that was the knockout shot.

They're not gonna
be able to self-right.

This fight's got to
be over. One hit.

- [rose] unbelievable ko.
- [referee counting down]

can you see it?

And yes, fusion spinning...

- Dead, isn't it?
- We'll fix it.

- [rose] as you get that win.
- It's a knockout.

[buzzer sounds]

[dramatic music playing]

okay, it wasn't that bad.

[rose] kenny, it's a pretty
simple trait of any ewert bot.

- [rose] high, high energy.
- [florian] yeah, absolutely.

[rose] there's that tail whip.

And it worked perfectly.
They went weapon-to-weapon,

but, uh,
it ended up working out for them.

Any time you trade
shots like that in a fight,

uh, you know,
you're kind of throwing the dice,

but they were the
more durable bot,

their weapon hit harder
and goodbye to war? Ez!

Reese,
where's that big old smile

after improving to two-in-one?

It's getting a little
bigger every day.

I feel more relaxed now that
you have two wins, my man?

Yeah, it's a little better.

I'm kind of upset with this one.

It didn't go too long,
so I I didn't get much more practice.

Were there some driving
issues happening in there again?

Yeah, the wedge.

The wedgelets are
getting stuck on the floor.

And, so, that pretty much
changed my whole game plan.

I didn't really
have one after that.

Just try and hit him.

- Try not to get hit.
- [kenny] it worked.

But it... It's a pretty
simple game plan for you

because you have so much
power built up in that weapon.

Yeah, yeah,
we got 50 horsepower between 'em, so...

Do you think your family's
proud of where you are right now?

Uh...

It's too early to decide.

When will they ever
be proud of you?

- When we come home with the nut.
- [kenny laughs]

so, it's nut or I'm not
allowed back in the house.

Back to the woodshed.

- [kenny laughs] - back to the woodshed,
it is.

And back to the pitstop
for you and congratulations.

You..You've improved to two in one,
reese.

Thank you.

[crowd cheering]

[chris] so fusion finishes out the
qualifiers with a winning record

and waits for the
selection committee.

As the juarez family banks
some valuable experience.

Hopefully,
we'll get to see them again next year.

Coming up,
will tombstone's graveyard

get another headstone?

Or will skorpios hand
him a stinging defeat?

It's tonight's main event.

[crowd cheering]

we are back on battlebots and
time right now for our main event.

We've got a match up featuring

two bots on a collision course,

one of the most destructive
machines of all time.

Stepping into the box to
face a team that's been

foaming at the
mouth to take it down.

It is tombstone versus skorpios.

[chris] oh, my goodness.

Dr. Billings.

- [kenny] whoa! - [chris] whoa!

[chris] just surgical out there.

In the match against slap box,

I wish I showed more of
what tombstone's capable of.

[kenny] ray just completely
removes tire after tire.

And so I think we're ready to
move forward and win us a giant nut.

[kenny] oh oh,
skorpios has it right where he wants 'em.

Lay it on! Lay it on!

[kenny and chris] oh!

Oh, yeah!

[chris] the blade is
caught in the screws.

One! Knockout!

Our only win so far in this
season has been perfect phoenix.

[kenny] and tyler's mentor,
ray billings

has to clean up the
mess made by skorpios.

And we are a little concerned
since ray had spent the entire night

fixing the robot
after we broke it.

[ray] but you can see where
the frame is cracked in between...

We're worried he's gonna have a little
frustration he wants to take out on us.

Yeah.

[ray] well, I'm going to have to
avenge his loss with some authority.

[kenny] ray, does the rest of the
pit still fear you and tombstone?

[kenny and chris] oh!

[ray] they'd be silly not to.

[chris] the carnage continues.

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

[kenny] oh, my gosh!

In this match between
tombstone and skorpios,

we're definitely going
to see some big hits.

So in order to fight
tombstone and beat tombstone,

you have to be
able to take a punch.

My biggest goal in this match
is to get in tombstone's space,

absorb each
impact as it comes...

[faruq] skorpios!

..And just hope your robot
holds together long enough...

[kenny] oh, yeah!

Tombstone clearly has
a lot more kinetic energy.

As long as I can get a hold of a piece,
solidly, I don't slide up...

He's gonna be in trouble.

[faruq] tombstone!

[zachary] when we
designed this robot,

our goal was to make a robot
that would beat tombstone.

And we've been waiting
for this match for four years.

And today is the day.

Let the carnage begin!

Right now I have one giant
nut sitting on the shelf at home.

You say you have one giant nut,

that sounds like a problem.

If you got a pair of giant nuts,
that sounds like you're doing pretty good.

We're definitely
here to win it all.

[crowd cheering]

[kenny] it's the moment
we've all been waiting for,

our main event.

The spotlight doesn't
get any brighter than this.

Kenny,
we have a pair of one and one teams.

But they are in very different places,
at least emotionally.

When we spoke earlier today
with ray billings of tombstone,

same old ray, uber confident
not sweating this one at all.

You know he likes this fight.

Uh, he believes that the way they
match up and the way his weapon lines up

with the bot of skorpio's,

he feels that eight out of
ten times he should win.

But he still has a lot
of respect for scorpios.

He's not overconfident,
but he's confident.

In the meantime,
when we spoke with zach lytle,

he said,
" I f I want to be respected

as one of the great
bots of this sport,

this is a sort of fight
that I need to win.

I can't just have
a good showing.

I need to get that critical w."

[kenny] it's pretty simple.

If you want to be a legend,
you've got to beat a legend.

Everyone wants to face
a bot like tombstone.

However, he also has said
goodbye preemptively to his bot.

He said he knows that any time you
face tombstone, your bot is probably

not going to look the same.

But that doesn't mean
you can't still get a win

even if your robot gets mangled.

- Correct? - That's true.

Let's see what happens.

Faruq, take it away!

[crowd cheering]

ladies and gentlemen,
it's robot fighting time.

In the blue square,

it's written in the stars.

This bot's destined
for greatness,

one sting of its tail and you'll say,
"damn, who made this?"

named after the most
deadly constellation in the pits.

It's caused a minor sensation.

I'm not a betting man,
but if I was I would wager

this bot's about to
kick your ursa major.

It's skorpios!

[crowd cheering]

- are you ready? - Let's go!

[chris] knocked
out by bloodsport

and that rebounded by knocking
out perfect perfect phoenix.

[kenny] well, these guys have
been working hard in the pits.

They've been welding,
every crack.

They've been taping down wires.

They're trying to shore up every
single vulnerability on that body.

- [chris] they're ready,
- [kenny] they giving it its last rites?

[chris chuckles]

[chris] anything you see that's
a little bit different on this bot?

[kenny] well,
the wedges definitely look stronger.

It's a lot of armor
on their bots.

They're going to have to
make sure that that wedge is

always leading the way
and if it get some hits

with that, uh,
hammer saw on the top of tombstone,

maybe they could
pull off a huge upset.

[faruq] in the red square.

One touch can kill you
like he's the grim reaper.

And he's told more tales of
death than the crypt keeper.

He's the legendary bot with a
plan to put you in the cemetery plot.

[laughs maniacally]

it's tombstone!

[chris] ray billings' season
got off to a rough start,

suffering a knock out at
the hands of end game,

but that picked
up a k.O. Itself,

courtesy of slap box.

Always fun to take a
peek at the weapon...

On tombstone,
as ray billings is soaking in the moment.

[kenny] well, it's the same one that
got them some success against slap box.

That is a a.R.500 steel

and man,
does it hit and it hits hard.

[chris] oh, boy.

[kenny] every weapon he's
got is just simply ferocious.

[suspenseful music playing]

[chris] all right,
let's bring in our bot whisperer, pete.

What do you have?

Well, ray went with this play
because it's a lower moment of inertia.

It definitely spins up faster for him and
that's kind of what he's looking for here.

He definitely does not want to go out
of the box like he did with end game.

- Did you hear that? - Yeah.

[suspenseful music continues]

- [music stops] - [crowd
continues cheering]

[robotic voice speaking]
robots activate.

[chris] after four
years of waiting,

skorpios will finally fulfill its destiny
by taking on the mighty tombstone.

How will the story end?

Find out next,

on battlebots!

[faruq] bringing slaughter from the water,
it's kraken!

Let's do it! Here we go!

[kenny and chris] oh! Oh!

[kenny] kraken taking
one right in the kisser.

That was an amazing fight.

That's what we're... That's
what we hope for every match.

[kenny] oh, gosh!

Lot of sparks, lot of fire.

Flame, flame, flame.

[chris] oh, my goodness.

It was just so much fun.

[kenny laughs] oh!

Huge is a robot,
we absolutely did not want to face,

the worst robot for us.

There's... We're so
vulnerable on the head.

[kenny] oh, yeah! Kraken just
took another shot to the noggin.

[chris] yeah,
that cranium is split wide open.

And, uh, we were able to escape.

All the major components
survived intact.

So, we'll get her back into shape
and ready for our next match.

[kenny] how durable is kraken?

Unreal!

Kraken is one tough bot.

[chris] it's right back into
the action here on battlebots,

skorpios and tombstone

are all set to collide in what's
bound to be an epic main event.

[robotic voice speaking] blue team,
ready?

[kenny] ha ha, the gary gin

dropping by.

[robotic voice speaking] red team,
ready?

You ready?

For it's head.

[zachary sighs]

channel gary gin.

Wow.

Holy smokes.

No...

Skorpios has got
weapon to weapon

but now tombstone looks angry

aw what a shot

tombstone take a
chunk out of skorpios

but that's already for more

oh, huge hit

wow

skorpios still proceeding
with lim and it looks out...

Oh my goodness, another huge hit

and tombstone
just rolling in place

and skorpios right
back on the attack

shoot... Oh

oh oh... No

brutal collisions getting,
tombstone looks hurt

just got a crab walking now

skorpios buried
down on the legend

and the body blow, amazing

oh,
on my goodness and look at this

tombstone's right tyre
gangling by a cred now

and skorpios refusing to let up,
kenny

zack is a fighter,
cris he keeps going to right at tombstone

and rebuilding his
fighting with disaster here

tombstone is barely moving,
but here comes that blade, fire back up

tombstone losses a tyre

unbelievable,
tombstone gas peak fire in the corner

approaching the one minute, mark

I'm not sure that control movement,
cris

rebel is in serious trouble

the farmer chief,
he is on the robes

and listen the
countdown has started

seven... Six...

The ref's signal,
has seen enough

team skorpios is celebrating

two... One...

And that's a knowout and
team skorpio winners, skorpios

knowing this, stunned

tombstone has been k'd
and what still on the season

what a huge applous for
zackline or team skorpios

wow...

- Oh my god, oh my...
- I got the radio, yeah

well, skorpios was on the
attack form the beginning, kenny

yeah, absolutely and that's the
story of this fight. They just never let up

and skorpios did the great job of keeping
that which, pointed towards tombstone

the whole time they
were studded on slot

from the former champ,
leading with their which and

landing ahandful of perfectly
timed shot with that hammer saw

eventually causing tombstone to
lose a wheel and be countered on

pete, what did you think of
skorpios continuing to go in

even though tombstone was
having trouble with its one wheel

skorpios is just like a champion
fighter who just kept with the grip

just stayed in there, I mean you
see there flip in that one corner

how quickly they got back up and write it,
and this is amazing

this show is like zack's skill of driving
the people or kindof probably discounting

but should not

and peter, what did you think about count
out? Do you think that was wanted there?

Um, to me that does not
whcih I control movement

there is, yes, he's got some action
that he can caught on by a weapon

and the one wheel but that really
is in control translation in my mind

[all cheering]

- zacklidle - we did it

oh my got we did it

four years of planning, four years of
building, and we beat the king of energy

- zack, are you ok? - No

- did you see that?
- I've looked for this so long, he build the best robots

he knocks out more
robots than anyone else

I cannot believe
what just happens

what did just happen?

Our front little scoper did
what they were suppose to do

what they've designed it four years ago,
all thank to orian's designing

so, thank you orian. Thank
you letting me captian and drive

and,
big thanks to my team who put this thing

back togeather

I broke the radio

zack, I think what's even more impressive than
the win was the fact the you never stopped

attaching, even when you have opportunity
kind of lay off gas a little bit

you kept going after him to the very end,
it was do or die

that's what he gotta do,
you can't let him spin up to full

it's the only way to beat tombstone,
it's the only way to beat ray

we love you ray,
we love you ray.

[all cheering]

zack,
you told us before the fight that

in order for you to be taken seriously
in the sport, you needed a win like this

now that you've got it,
how do you feel?

I feel amazing.

We're going to disney land. Wait a minute,
no we're not

no we're not, no

and the very least you're
going to the round of thirty two

so, zacklidle and team skorpios,
congratulations

thank you.

Skorpios

rebel, so you're in shock?

I can still move on one wheel, I honestly
don't know why it was being counted out

so why do you think
the count down did start?

I... The whole idea is
controlled movement

if they don't think I had controlled over
moving around. That's... I guess that's fair

ray,
what would you've done differently?

I don't know that if I could've
done anything massively different

I got the big hits in I was after. Yes,
it's the way this game is played

so we'll... We'll get a put back togeather
and see what happens going forward

finally if you do make it into the round
of thirty two, how dangerous are you?

As dangerous as ever, obviously

it's a new start, new tournament,
three of thirty two, single elimination

will be there and will be
ready to put on the big hits

rebel, you're always gracious
with your time we appreciate it

no problem, thanks guys

- kenny, are you shocked?
- I'm very shocked

again, this is one of the favorites in the
competition, this is a legitimate legend

in rebel and the tombstone

that's a bot that hits was so
much energy but, it's getting hit

and it's just not working
that well out there

if you're a selection committee,
does he get a spot?

Man, I don't know listen, based on his
pedigreew and the people that he lost

it was not like he got upset by first season
but this is skorpios and this is end gane

- he's getting a spot?
- Yeah, I think so.

- He's getting a spot? - Yes.

- He's getting a spot?
- I think so, he should

I think so, he should

we'll have to tune in,

we'll find out in few
episodes I guess

and speaking of looking ahead,
a handful of teams on tonight's fight card

are doing just as the selection
committee assess thier faiths

jackpot and blood spotter
sitting pretty at three and o

so they will be
sleeping soundly tonight

meanwhile, teams like cracking,
huge and rotator

hope the both their reputations
and strength of schedule to carry them

into the post season with
the record of one and two

and ofcourse the two in one teams,
lackjaw, robot and fusion feels solid about

their record but can only hope
the committee shares that sentiment

things are gonna get very interesting,
no doubt.

That'll do it for tonight,
for jenny taft

and faruq and pete the my man
kenny florian

I and chris rose will see next
time here on battlebots