BattleBots (2015–…): Season 6, Episode 10 - To the Victor, Go the Spoils - full transcript

Robots activate!

Hey, everyone, and welcome
to the final countdown,

Leave it all on the table, tournament
selection episode of battlebots.

I'm chris rose, joined
as always by ufc legend

And the best damned robot
combat analyst in the entire world,

Say hello to kenny florian.

Thanks, chris.
Tonight is do or die,

Because the final spots in this
year's tournament are on the line.

These teams have to
leave it all on the box,

Or they may walk out of the
arena with a difficult seeding,

Or worse, their battlebots
dreams in the rear-view mirror.



That's right, our
machine-melting, bot-busting season

Has all been
building up to this.

It's the final
qualifying fight card,

And at the end of the night, we
will show you the tournament bracket

And announce who's
in and who's out

Of the 2021 battlebots
world championship.

The historic single-elimination
competition is where legends are made,

As the world's top
teams go head to head

For a chance to hoist the most geometrically
correct trophy in all of sports,

The giant nut.

Now, there are
only 32 spots available,

And so far, 25 teams are sporting
records with at least two wins.

You have to imagine we'll
see them in the tournament,

Which means there are precious
few spots left up for grabs.



Now, bots that ended
their season at one and two,

Like last year's
top seed, hydra,

Aren't necessarily out, but they are
certainly on the tournament bubble.

And that brings
us to tonight's fight card.

These seven matchups

Will help determine the final
spots in this year's bracket.

That's right, chris.

Of the 14 bots fighting
tonight, ten are 1-1.

For those teams, that
means it's win and you're in.

We'll get into each
matchup as the night goes on,

But we have a high-stakes
brawl on deck to kick things off.

Justin marple, and the
viciously violent bloodsport,

Will try to hunt
down and destroy

The fastest robot in
the field, claw viper.

The winner secures their
spot in the round of 32.

You guys ready?

Faruq, take it away!

Ladies and gentlemen,

Are you ready? It's
robot-fighting time!

In the red square,

When his bar crushes
you, you'll land with a thud.

You'll be dead, but he may be
positive we can donate your blood.

Who does he wanna face?

Don't even sweat it, his
blood type's o negative,

Which means anybody can get it.

Give it up for bloodsport!

Here's justin
marple and bloodsport

Looking to punch their way into
the tournament with a big win tonight.

You like the blade
choice for this one, kenny?

I do. At 48 inches,
this is bloodsport's longest bar,

And it's designed to carve out
chunks of an opponent's armor.

The extra reach should
come in handy tonight, though,

Because for claw viper to attack,
they need to get close to bloodsport.

So, justin marple just needs to
get spun up before that happens.

In the blue square,

Let's get to the next
fight. I know you all wanna.

This bot's from seattle,
the home of nirvana.

Come as you are, and
he'll kick your behind.

When it's your turn to face
him, you'll say, "never mind."

When the lights go on,
he's more dangerous.

It's claw viper!

Team claw viper.

Captain kevin milczewski on
the right there, with the goatee.

Knocked out the rookie, pardon my
french, and got ko'd by black dragon.

How do they matchup
with bloodsport, kenny?

Well, they need a
win to get in the round of 32,

And this matchup is
made for claw viper.

They're one of the
few bots quick enough

To actually track down
and control bloodsport.

However, claw viper's arms
are made from uhmw plastic,

So, if bloodsport's
able to spin up,

We're looking at a warm
knife-through-butter situation here.

Tonight's match we're gonna use a traditional,
uh, just two wedgelets in the front.

We did play around
with some forks,

But we think it might just be...
It might not allow us to self-right.

We've never really fought
anyone like this before

So, it's gonna be an
interesting challenge.

They are a really
fast-grabbing robot.

It's gonna be a challenging,
uh, driving match.

We think we're gonna beat bloodsport, because
our armor is shock mounted to the robot.

It's not direct-attached.

We're gonna have to take a
hit from him, to stop his blade,

But it's not directly connected
to our electronics or motors.

There's things that can give, flex,
and keep it from breaking our robot.

So, we can come back for another hit
and suplex him just like everybody else.

Robots activate!

And you can see claw
vipers' minibot, hatchling there.

Kenny, they think it could
be a real factor tonight, huh?

Yeah, it's lower than
bloodsport's blade and heavily magnetized.

So, they think they can actually
use it to get under their opponent,

And set up claw viper
for a grab and suplex.

Big dreams for a little bot.

Make sure you've got
the right directions set.

Blue team ready?

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Bloodsport.

Claw viper.

A ticket to the world championship
tournament is on the line.

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Let the bot battle begin!

Both bots circling around.

Whoa! The minibot hatchling
gets slapped into the screws.

It's chopped and claw
back just lost an arm.

Garbage grappling
system, I believe, kenny.

That's his kick, chris.

Oh, gosh! This movie
may no longer be suitable

For children
under the age of 13.

Yeah, that grabber is gone.

Not a good way to start here.

Claw viper reduced to
being a push bot here.

Still has those front forks.

That is bad, bad news.

That means he's gotta
stay at bloodsport,

Before bloodsport fires up
that weapon to full capacity.

But that's already happened.

Boom! More of it just
hit one of the lights.

It's on the bar. Oh, gosh!

Oh, my goodness.

He is chopping claw viper
to bits, piece by piece.

Huge head-on collision,
but great wedgework by claw viper.

You know claw viper is very
fast, but bloodsport isn't slow, man.

Its arm's going around
pretty quickly as well.

But here comes claw viper...

Pushing bloodsport,
driving it into the corner,

Saying, "I don't need that stinking
lifter to mix it up with you, pal."

Great bit of control there.

Wow! What a great
job by claw viper,

Almost knocking
bloodsport out of the arena.

Kevin staying very
aggressive with that wedge.

Trying to take out that
primary weapon of bloodsport.

And kenny, even
though that grappler is gone,

Claw viper's speed
has become a weapon.

Yeah, no question
about it. And chris, it looks to me

Like kevin is purposely giving
bloodsport space to spin up now.

Maybe looking to try
and break that weapon

By upending the
bot at full speed.

Closing in on
the one-minute mark.

That top bomber now on
claw viper is being chewed away.

You can see the
electronics exposed there.

But look at this.

Claw viper right on top of
bloodsport, trying to take him for a ride.

Does so into the screws.

Claw viper staying aggressive
and showing some insane durability.

Can claw viper overcome
the loss of its primary weapon?

Always a major contributing
factor on the judges' scorecards,

And remember, a spot in this
year's tournament is on the line.

Come on! Give me more!

Thirty seconds to go.

Another big shot
from claw viper.

Bloodsport has taken out
claw viper's lifter, its minibot,

And peeled back that top armor

And its spinner is still
cranking, kenny florian.

Yeah, claw viper doing everything
it can to try and break that weapon,

But no luck so far.

There's ten
seconds to go in this.

So, the bots will
go the distance.

Absolutely impressive
performance by both robots.

With so much on the line.

Oh! All right. So, now we
turn things over to the judges.

All three are former
battlebots participants.

You got derek young,
jason bardis and lisa winter.

That was nuts!

Kenny, this
fight did not disappoint.

No. Both drivers
really went for it here.

That horizontal spinning
blade from bloodsport... Ah!

Off with his head.

You know they say to kill
a snake you gotta cut off the head?

That's not true, apparently.

Not in battlebots it's not.

My goodness, the durability of
claw viper was something to watch here.

That shock-mounted
armor really paid off.

Claw viper able to take a ton
of punishment from bloodsport.

Even without its primary weapon,

Claw viper used its speed
to keep the pressure on.

It nearly knocked bloodsport
over the rails and out of the arena.

Somehow, bloodsport righted
itself and was actually ready for more.

Yeah, both bots
so aggressive in this one,

But this really was a nightmare
matchup for bloodsport.

Claw viper dictated the
action for long stretches,

But when you consider the
loss of that primary weapon,

Bloodsport is probably going
to win the damage category.

Will that be enough to
put them over the top?

Let's find
out. Here's faruq.

The results from
the judges are in.

The winner by
unanimous decision is...

Bloodsport!

All right, justin,
you can exhale.

Were you sweatin' it out?

Oh, yeah. What a match!

They just kept going. I was
giving them hit after hit, after hit.

And, like, I saw batteries visible in
the bot, like, as I was driving around.

And it was still going.
It was unbelievable.

Justin, a season ago, you kind
of shocked the battlebots world.

Unbeaten regular season
number two overall seed,

So everybody was gunning
for you come the round of 32.

Now you'll go in probably
somewhere middle of the pack.

Do you think you
can shock the world?

I think so. We're
going for the nut.

Sounds good enough for me.

Justin marple, congratulations
to you and team bloodsport.

Thank you.

So, team bloodsport
punches its ticket to the round of 32.

They may not get a top-ten seed,

But this is not a squad you
wanna face in the tournament.

And for claw viper, we'll see if
they can sneak in at one or two,

But either way, a much-improved
season for kevin milczewski.

The slicing and dicing is
just getting started, folks.

Get your popcorn
ready because up next,

The craziest character
in the entire sport,

Martin mason and
his bot madcatter

Take on the knox
family and rampage.

Don't go anywhere!

Back on battlebots,

And kenny, it's been a while
since we've seen madcatter,

Engineered by the crazy
man, his words, not mine.

Martin mason and
his college students,

They are one and one with a big win
over yeti, and a tough loss to sawblaze.

This team is a heavy
favorite tonight,

But they cannot afford
to mess around, kenny.

Absolutely not.

If martin wants a higher seed
he needs a decisive victory here.

We always say it's not just who
you beat, but how you beat them.

And after such a long
break between fights,

I'm wondering if we're gonna
see any rust from madcatter.

Taking on the family
affair of rampage,

Captained by
16-year-old daniel knox.

He's got a bunch of
siblings. His parents are here.

Now, they lost an unaired fight
to retrograde earlier this year,

So, they're still looking for
their first career win here

In their sophomore season.

This is your classic david
versus goliath matchup, kenny.

But could we see a buster
douglas take down mike tyson here?

That's the question.

Well, anything can
happen in the battlebox, chris.

This would be an all-time upset,

But every once in a while, the
sun shines on an underdog's behind.

Let's see if they
can pull it off.

Faruq?

In the red square from
pomona, california,

Pressing paws on your plans
for victory, and your neck,

It's madcatter.

Martin mason,
a robotics professor

At mt. San antonio
college in california.

This team, it's made up of both
his current and his former students,

And, yes, martin
mason loves the camera.

Martin is locked in as always,
but take a look at that red-blue paw.

Under it is a uhmw lifter arm,

And they wanna use that to feed
rampage into their vertical disk

And send it flying.

Do not expect the
madman to go easy.

Yeah!

Whoo!

In the blue square...

This bot's captain
is a gen z killer,

So he'll shut you down, and do
a fortnite dance on your grave...

It's rampage!

That-a-way,
my man! How do I order that skin?

- That is a great one.
- Good faruq, he's got more moves than u-haul.

16-year-old captain daniel knox

Is holding the controller there,

Lost an unaired fight earlier
this season to retrograde,

So what is rampage bringing
to the table here, kenny?

Well, it's a disc
spinner with a super wide plow

And every inch of this bot
was custom built by the family.

Do they need a
miracle to win? Sure.

Is that gonna stop them
from thinking they got a shot?

Of course not.

Let me tell you
how important this is.

Right now, we're 1-1.

But it's not any 1-1!

We faced yeti, who's
gone undefeated after us.

We faced sawblaze, 2-1 in there,

They lost to end game, you know
what, I don't even call that a loss!

Our next opponent is
rampage, and you know what?

We're gonna turn the rampage,
and close the book on 'em!

Feeling pretty nervous,
but there is a chance,

There's a little chance
that we could pull this off,

And we're about
to try and take that.

We have worked tirelessly
on this thing. We've spent...

- Days in the pit...
- So many hours.

So many hours
putting it together.

We made it here, we did
the dream of competing,

Now we want that
win, that's all we need.

We wanna prove that we
know what we're doing here,

And we can pull this off.

I gotta get over here, tommy.

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Let the bot battle begin!

- Whoa! Oh!
- Oh, big shot by madcatter!

Holy smokes! You got
rampage up on the upper shelf,

Who works its way
down to the field level...

oh, this is not good, here.

Oh, madcatter
not messing around.

Rampage has an exit there...

whoa!

I think that might be it!

Uh...

uh, any thoughts, kenny?

- Ten! Nine!
- Well, that didn't last long.

- Eight! Seven!
- I guess they weren't able to get up.

- Six! Five!
- The countdown has started!

- Madcatter, we'll see you in the round of 32!
- Four! Three! Two!

One! Knockout!

Are you kidding me?

Wow.

Madcatter was
not messing around.

He got rampage near that
upper deck and he's like,

"okay, so you're gonna get
off once, but kenny, not twice!"

yeah, he had a
very clear objective here,

Two vertical disc
spinners going at it.

He was gonna get him up on
that upper deck, no matter what.

- Yep.
- Oh, wow!

- What a shot!
- That is such an evil laugh, rose, stop it.

- Boom!
- One more look. I mean how many flips?

Four, five...

some air miles,
courtesy of air madcatter.

Okay, martin. Uh...

I guess your weapon
is pretty explosive, huh?

You know what? I am so
proud of what we did tonight!

These guys did a big
comeback from that last fight,

And you know what, I gotta
throw it out to this team over here,

This is a family
team, you know what,

This shows that
anybody can do this,

They built that robot,
they got here tonight,

And, man, big kudos to them!

Way to go, guys!

Martin, you needed a win,

You needed to win impressively,

You pulled through,

What do you think you
could do in the top 32?

Well, I'll tell you what!

We gotta take that shelf,

And we turned it into what
we call the oh no plateau, man!

Everybody's goin' up there!

You're gonna see us just
send 'em, fight after fight!

Oh...

Martin, congratulations
to you, your students,

Your former students, we'll
see you in the round of 32.

We'll see you there!
Oh, yeah! Thank you!

So, madcatter did
exactly what it needed to do.

We'll see where the gritty kitty
gets seeded at the end of the night.

But up next, it's a
pair of 1-1 teams.

In fact, there's jonathan
schultz and huge, moments ago.

They will fight switchback
for a shot at the tournament,

When we return, on battlebots!

Back on battlebots, that's
kenny florian, I am chris rose,

Up next, it's 1-1 huge against
1-1 rookie bot switchback,

So lots on the line for
both of these robots.

More so, though, for the
veteran jonathan schultz,

Who started this
season by telling us,

"listen, if we don't make
a good run this year,

We're gonna have
to rethink, you know?

Huge has been a fan
favorite, a great robot,

But maybe, we're gonna
have to build something else

If it doesn't work
this season."

Lost his first one out of the
gate against a rookie robot,

Then came back and
had what he called

His best performance
ever with huge.

That's right. You know, listen,

It's been going
back to last season,

Where he was
extremely frustrated.

You know, he brought a lot
of new technology to huge,

It didn't go very well,
so he's been waiting

For something to happen like
what happened in his last fight.

He looked phenomenal, it was
very powerful, he was hitting hard,

And he's ready to rock.

What do we make so far of greg
needel, and his rookie bot switchback?

Well, we saw them opening night,

Where they took a loss to gruff,

The won their second match in
an unaired fight against slammo,

This is a promising rookie
bot with a unique design,

But this is gonna be a
big test against huge, here.

- Smart group, though, those people.
- Absolutely.

No question about it.

Lots on the line,
like a 2-1 record,

Faruq, take it away!

In the red square...

From south windsor, connecticut,

A bot so big, part of it
stretches into vermont!

It's huge!

Well, huge is not gonna sneak
up on anybody, not with that look!

- Huge!
- You love those tires too, don't ya?

I do! Those
tegris wheels are so cool,

And with the reach of
switchback's weapon,

It might have been able
to tear up the uhfw wheels

Huge normally uses.

Tegris is a much harder
material, of course,

Jonathan schultz
taking no chances,

With a tournament
berth on the line.

In the blue square,
from dallas, texas,

You don't mess with texas,

Or switchback!

There they
are! 1-1 switchback,

One of the most unique designs
we've seen this year, kenny!

Absolutely. And again, that
arm can move almost 180 degrees,

Now, they can fit
a maximum of 12

Of those black teeth
plates on the weapon,

Going with only eight here,

Maybe giving huge
fewer targets to hit,

Either way though,
to win this fight,

They will have to survive

Multiple weapon-to-weapon
shots with huge.

Let's see what you got, greg.

Switchback! Switchback!

They can reach
things and hit them,

But they still need to
get past our blade, first.

There is a lot of energy
that they need to either take,

Or dissipate, or damage,

Before they can get to
our more fragile areas.

My hope is, if we can get them
flipped over and on the back foot,

We can either damage the arm
and keep them from self-righting,

Or we can damage
the body as they go.

But it's really gonna
be a reactive fight.

Giving the ability to
move that drum around,

You know, we definitely
can hit huge's underbelly,

Which is something
not many people can do.

So what we're trying to do is,

We're playing some games
with moving some armor around,

Uh, getting ready, we know we're gonna
have to take at least a couple of hits.

All the weapons, uh, motors,
batteries, motor controllers,

Are actually inside the arm
itself, that drive our drum.

If we catch one of
their blades underneath,

They might pierce through
some of our added armor,

Which, we might lose
our drum in this fight.

We're gonna try
to avoid that hit, but

It's a concern, for sure.

Robots activate!

For more on this fight, let's
bring in our bot whisperer, pete,

What are you keeping
your eye on tonight?

Well, chris, the reason why they
went with the less number of discs,

Is they didn't want to get tipped
over super easy, when he gets hit.

Then, they're gonna
be going against huge,

Who's now also
given them a chin.

If you look underneath the eyes,

There is some uhfw pieces
meant to absorb the impacts.

Very good knowledge,
as always, mr. Bot whisperer.

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Let the bot battle begin!

Switchback with the box rush,

But huge slides
out of harm's way.

- Uh-oh!
- Both bot's weapons up to full speed...

- oh!
- And huge with a pop on switchback!

Switchback having
some control issues, chris!

Man, switchback's a
sitting duck right now... - oh!

And that ain't a
good thing! Can it self-right?

It can!

But switchback looks
like it had too much fun

At the blackjack
tables last night, kenny!

It is struggling to
move around here!

Yeah, it's looking
a little drunk out there,

Having some drive issues,

Huge taking full advantage...

whoa!

Huge running into the
upper deck there, that wasn't great!

And now it's gotta
get a little separation,

And protect itself, to get
the long blade back spinning.

Now looks like huge
is having some control issues.

In the meantime, switchback
has gotta get in there and try...

whoa! A little
weapon-on-weapon!

Switchback's
drum still going strong,

Looking to turn the tables here!

Getting cozy with huge!

And now just
dunkin' under the blade,

Willing to take some shots!

Whoa!

Jonathan schultz wanted
to see their primary weapon

Fire up to full speed, and man,

Is it doing just that,
it is hitting very hard,

And it hasn't really stopped.

Well, how about the
durability, though, of switchback!

Their weapon is still
running full speed!

Their drive is having a...

whoa-kay!

Now that could be a problem!

You just jinxed them, chris!

I did not!

It's not my, it's never
the announcer's fault!

Oh,
the guts are hanging out, chris!

- Look what you've done!
- Oh, man!

Now what's gonna... oh, gosh!

Now the question is, are
those six-pound blades

Of switchback gonna come off?

Well, switchback
has no choice but to try

And break the primary
weapon of huge now, chris.

Oh!

Okay! Switchback
with a nice toss of huge,

Using that articulating arm!

Greg needel, trying to hang on

And keep hope alive, here.

Switchback, still inching along,

Huge, looking to finish the job,

But can't quite get the
traction here, kenny!

Part of the tread off of those

Wheels have come off
of huge, and it looks like...

whoa!

Huge is kinda slippin'
on the battlebox floor a little bit!

Kenny, I don't know if
switchback has anything left!

There's still 40 seconds to go!

Oh, yeah, I mean,

- If you could throw it a towel into the battlebox...
- ten! Nine!

- Eight! Seven!
- You probably should!

- Six! Five!
- Yeah, this is it!

- And huge does its celebratory dance...
- four!

- Three! Two! One!
- As it picks up its second straight victory!

Knockout!

Yeah! Yes!

Oh, man! You gotta love
the emotion from jonathan schultz!

Huge thinks it is
tournament bound!

Kenny, huge
went with the long blade,

I would say it was
the right choice.

Yeah, no question about it.

They hit so hard, I mean...

That weapon just
never stopped spinning.

This wasn't the
case last season,

Where it really wasn't
hitting that hard.

Whatever adjustments they
made to that primary weapon,

They were the right ones.

And their opponent, switchback,

Had so much trouble getting
around the battlebox floor.

If you are a sitting
duck against huge,

Uh, you're not gonna
last three minutes.

Yeah, and I'll tell you what,

Listen, switchback is
very durable themselves,

- I mean, they took a beating out there.
- Yep.

They hung in there.

But look at the
damage to that robot,

And the shots that
huge was delivering.

Oh!

Jonathan schultz!

Hey, what a difference
a, uh, couple of matches

Can make for the
spirit of a team, right?

So something maddie's
been saying all day is,

"let's have a banner day,"

And I think today
was a banner day.

Like, this has been a good day,

Some good matches, I'm
just, I couldn't be happier.

How excited are you to, uh,
make it into the round of 32,

And show that huge
is far from finished?

Uh, I think we've got
one loss and two murders.

So I really hope
that that's what they need to see

To get us in, and it's a whole
new ball game once we're in there.

Yeah, don't worry, the
battlebots district attorney

Is looking over the cases right now.

- Johnny...
- It was manslaughter!

- -yeah, right!
- Congratulations, man!

- Job well done!
- Thank you, thank you very much!

Well, it's fitting that
switchback's season ends

At the hands of one of
our most unique robots.

Great effort by greg
needel and his crew,

Bringing a brand new
design in their rookie season.

And for jonathan
schultz and huge,

We'll find out
a little bit later

Where they land in the bracket.

Coming up, it's a fan favorite

Versus an undefeated rookie.

Matt spurk and kraken will
try and climb out of an 0-2 hole,

And keep their
tournament hopes alive,

When they face
kyle miller and glitch.

That's next on battlebots!

Wow, who's the favorite.

I assume you don't
want me to pick myself,

Because, obviously,
that's who's gonna win.

But...

Frankly, sawblaze is my favorite

To win the whole event.

I think mine would be sawblaze.

Oh my goodness!

I think rotator has a good
shot, end game, of course...

Minotaur, and...

Uh, bloodsport.

Sawblaze is a
contender, you know.

Obviously we're one of
the top contenders as well.

I think it's gonna be end game.

I think the returning champion,

End game has to be the favorite.

What a hit!

However, ribbot is also
looking really good right now.

Whiplash being another
one to watch out for.

If hydra gets the right path

Through the tree of
32, he'll be right there.

Hydra will take
the nod at final.

Uh-oh, ohhh!

I think it's
really hard to predict,

At this point, who's
gonna win the giant nut.

Oh! Big shot.

And there she is, the giant nut.

Who will hoist that
legendary trophy next?

Well, even though they're
on the tournament bubble,

You heard a few teams
predict it will be hydra.

Shows you the respect
the field has for that robot.

And we're about to see
the team that upset hydra

In dramatic fashion,
earlier this season.

That is glitch squared
off against kraken

And let's start
with the rookies.

Captained by 19-year
old, kyle miller.

They are 2-0 after
shocking the world

With that victory over last year's
number one tournament seed.

No one and I mean no
one, saw that coming.

It has been an
amazing run, kenny.

Yeah, no question about it.

They showed
it all in that fight,

Durability, power.

I think they're just tapping
into this bot's potential, but...

That was a crazy upset.

We did see a rookie bot jackpot,

Go 3-0 during the
regular season a year ago,

I think this would even
be more impressive

If it happens
tonight for glitch.

But first they gotta get past
a veteran bot builder, kraken,

Led by matt spurk.

Granted, I know the record
isn't great, they're 0-2.

But they have lost
a pair of decisions

And kraken always
puts up a great fight.

Yeah, I think this
is one of those few teams

Who could get in the top 32

With a 1-2 record.

Kraken is one of the
most durable bots here,

And when you look at
their strength of schedule,

Rotator should
be a top ten seed.

And at 2-1, hijinx
probably makes it in too.

Kraken has to win tonight

But if they do beat this
fantastic rookie team,

Maybe they squeeze in there?

You just never
know, let's find out.

Maybe they squeeze in there?

Faruq.

In the red square,
from titusville florida,

This swash buckling
crew of pirates

Will hit you so hard,

You won't know your
port from your starboard.

It's kraken!

Ah, kraken
also has a ton of fans.

Matt spurk and his entire
family here dressed in the pirate...

Garrrrb!

Let's check out how
those teeth are doing.

Well, the teeth
are fine but get this,

Matt spurk has
two kraken frames.

One was ripped to
shreds by rotator,

The other by hijinx.

He took those beat up frames

To the lincoln
electric welding guys,

And what we're seeing here
is a frankenstein of the two.

He did say though, that
is not going to stop him

From blitzing glitch tonight.

In the blue square,

From berkeley, california,

The monster of malware,

Who's insane in the mainframe,

It's glitch!

It is the cinderella
story of kyle miller.

19-year-old college student
at the university of california

With all of his buddies.

Had never
fought anything heavier

Than 15-pound robots
before this season.

Unbelievable.

At 2-0 with an upset of
hydra under their belt,

Glitch is a lock
for the tournament.

This fight is all about
seeding for them.

A loss, who knows
where they'll land.

But a win? They
may crack the top ten.

I think we're
gonna win this one.

They got a small diameter drum,

We do really well
against that type of robot.

We've got the
right teeth in there

That I would really want to
use against that type of robot.

And kraken's really set up for
just, biting down on those drums,

And stopping them
and breaking them.

So as long as we're
working, uh, we're winning.

They're 2-0, we're
0-2 at this point.

So we gotta try
and grab a victory

To get back to, even
having a shot at the play-offs.

Matt's an awesome driver

And he's really good at control.

We're a super low bot,

And that really helps, uh,
him with grabbing on to us.

So I have to be
super maneuverable,

Get out of the way
and hit him on the sides.

I think it'll be a lot
of back and forth,

I think they'll grab us a lot

And we'll get some pot shots in.

Uh, and it'll go for
the full three minutes.

Robots activate!

Kenny, we've seen how
powerful glitch's drum spinner can be,

But he's also never faced
a bot as tough as kraken.

Matt spurk's creation
has gone the distance

In its last 13 matches.

That is absolutely

One of the best built
robots here, chris.

But kraken's season
all comes down to this.

Can matt spurk get a win
and sneak into the tournament?

Or will the new
kids on the block

Prove they are not
a one hit wonder?

We'll find out when
battlebots continues.

And we are
right back into the action

Here on battlebots.

Where the undefeated
rookie, glitch,

Is staring down
fan favorite, kraken.

Matt spurk's team is on
the brink of elimination.

But a big win here...

It's really his only chance at
sneaking in to the tournament.

Fight,
fight, fight, fight, fight, fight!

Let the bot battle begin!

Kraken, the sea
monster, hunting glitch.

Glitch gliding around
on its omni wheels.

I love how kraken
goes right for the weapon,

- It doesn't matter.
- He doesn't care.

Whoa!

Nice shot!

Now kraken's up on the screws

And now he's up on
top of the upper deck.

Gotta flip back over
and work its way back down.

Oh, man, a little tougher
than it looks today.

Oh, nice work
off the back board.

Now, let's see if...

Nice work to get
back down there.

Not so elegant
but he pulled it off.

But is kraken
experiencing some drive issues

After absorbing that big shot?

Check out the right,
front side of the robot.

It appears to be locked up now.

Still two minutes
remaining in this match.

And now kraken, all it can do

Is kind of crab walk
its way around the box.

And look at glitch
trying to finish the job here,

They may not need to though.

Whoa!

Nice shot from behind.

That might be it for kraken.

And now the armor
is coming off of kraken.

Getting chewed up in the screws.

Chris, if they're able
to knockout a robot like kraken,

This is gonna do big things
for their seedings here.

And that's exactly
what has happened.

Kyle miller and glitch.

3-0 on this season.

Yet another knockout.

Remarkable work.

Are you kidding me?

Kenny, I'll tell you.

Kraken can take a ton of punches

But that weapon
on glitch is demonic.

Yeah, absolutely.

I mean kraken was
going right for that weapon

And typically, it
works out for him.

But glitch, just brutal there.

Well kraken suffered
the damage on the upper deck

And then when it got
back into the field of play,

Two more good pops
by the freshman bot,

And it was over.

Kyle miller!

Oh, I can see you now.

Are you kidding me?

In back to back fights
you take care of hydra,

And now you knock out the
indestructible force in kraken.

What is happening here?

I couldn't tell you.

Hey kyle, I know you're
a bunch of college kids

But why does everybody
there have the giggles?

Have you shocked yourselves?

We were expecting to...

Lose one fight,
and not continue.

Uh, and now we're
somehow winning.

Kyle, at the beginning
of the season,

Did you realistically
think that you could

Make it into the round of 32?

Mmm.

Now do you think you
deserve a top ten seed?

Kyle's a man who lets
glitch do the talking.

Great job so far, man,

Enjoy the ride, it's
been fun to watch.

Thank you.

So glitch not
only improves to 3-0,

They become the first bot to
knockout kraken in over two years.

Showing folks that
upset win over hydra

Was indeed, no fluke.

They are for real.

And for matt spurk and company,

Kraken is just so well built.

We hope they'll be back
in one form or another.

Okay, there's still
a ton of action left to come

On tonight's do
or die fight card.

Up next, we'll see ricky
willems and mammoth

Try to avoid extinction

Against mark demers and lucky.

And remember, we are building
up to our big bracket reveal

Of the 32 teams
that'll be competing

In this year's
championship tournament.

That's all just
around the corner,

As battlebots continues.

Welcome back to sin city,

Where we are just
three fights away

From the revealing the
bracket for this year's

Battlebots world
championship tournament.

And I know you've probably heard
me say this before, kenny florian.

But we've got a battle
of a pair of 1-1 teams,

It's the prehistoric
pachyderm, mammoth.

Squaring off with the most
feared flipper in all of canada, lucky.

Let's start with the
team led by ricky willems.

Mammoth started off the season
by making quick work of hijinx.

Who again, is probably
a tournament team.

And they followed that
up with a double knockout

Turned judge's decision,
loss to tombstone.

That's a decent resume, kenny.

What does ricky need
to prove here tonight?

Well, win and they're in.

Mammoth looks like
a better bot this season

But I do still have
questions about its durability.

If ricky can go the distance
here in his third fight,

That would go a long
way with the committee,

Win or lose.

Only way to guarantee a
spot in the round of 32 though,

Is to get that w.

And when it comes
to his opponent, lucky,

Mark demer's bot
lost a judge's decision

To tantrum, who
of course is now 2-0.

Then they had a knockout win

Against the rookies
from south korea, blade.

The way I see it, the
canadians need to win here.

Right, kenny?

Yeah, and that means
their season rests on the shoulders

Of rookie driver, matt olson.

His world renowned rc car skills

Were on full display
against blade.

That final flip was
a thing of beauty.

But in a do or die fight
against an unorthodox bot,

The question is, will he be
able to handle the pressure?

Why don't we find out and
see for ourselves, faruq?

In the red square...

I wanted to lose some pounds,

And thought I'd try
eating paleolithic.

Until I saw this enormous bot,

And decided to go with
something less specific.

This wooly beast
is still gigantic,

After a lifetime on the diet.

It only eats bot
flesh and seeds.

If you wanna get
big? Just try it.

It's mammoth!

The towering
mammoth, 6'4" a season ago,

Now clocking in
between 5'6 " and 5'11",

Depending on the configuration.

And while a lot is
riding on the line tonight,

Ricky willems and this team

Are still having the
time of their lives, kenny.

I love it.

But check out that weapon.

It's made from tegris,

A much stiffer material than
the uhmw they've been using.

It's better for lifting
and launching,

Which is what they
hope to do to lucky.

In the blue square...

From the great, white north,

Show this bot some respect.

He's the canadian
hero, like alex trebek.

If you see him coming,
here's my suggestion,

Write your last words
in the form of a question.

Who is lucky?

Lucky and the
team decked out in all red.

And as you said, kenny,

The skills of driver matt olson

Have been as sweet
as maple syrup.

So what's the plan for
this matchup tonight?

Well, in its last fight,

Lucky had ar500 armor
all around its body.

Tonight the wheels
are completely exposed.

That's a risk.

But it also allows for much
more precise movements.

Which should help them get
to the few spots on mammoth

That are vulnerable
to the flipper.

Let's see if they can
do some damage.

Lucky,
lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky!

Depending on the
configuration he uses,

There's not a lot for
me to get under and hit.

I need to get around
to his side or his back,

Something like that.

So that I can hook him
and pop him up in the air,

Get him in a weird spot.

And at the same time
I need to make sure

He doesn't flip me.

It's all about timing his hits,

Baiting him into
firing prematurely,

That sort of thing.

There is a chance that
we could make the top 32,

Even if we have a loss here.

But we really want to win,

So that we guarantee we're
in that championship bracket.

They're a difficult problem,

They're really hard
to get a hold of.

I think the only place we can go

Are the pods on each side,

So we're aiming for those.

And while we're doing that
we're gonna try and avoid

Getting hit in the middle.

In order to get into the 32,

We've gotta win again.

We also have to win
impressively and decisively.

So we're looking
to be aggressive

And put on a good performance.

Robots activate!

All right, kenny,

I'm gonna put you
on the spot here,

Who comes out with the win?

Well, because of
how awkward mammoth is,

It's a really tough
matchup for a flipper.

I give ricky willems'
team the edge here.

But you can't count out a
bot with a name like lucky.

Fight!

Let the bot battle begin!

Lucky fires that flipper.

Mammoth punches
back, and, oh, look at that!

Wow, man. It's almost at top of
the upper deck after the first shot.

Took the risk of
going right down the middle,

And got away with it.

Matt olsen lining up that grill.

He's jumped! He scores!

Lucky punches that right
tire clean off of mammoth.

Mammoth's only
got one tire left,

So that's where lucky
is going right now.

Try to get to the other
side without getting nailed

Right in the nose by that blade.

Oh, and the front nose and elliptor
of lucky, has been chopped off here.

It's lying right there
in the battlebox.

But you know what?
He's facing the right robot

Because he can still get
under some part of mammoth.

Look at that
stuff, right... so close.

You gotta get yourself right
there. You've got a sense of control.

Kenny, this reminds me of last
season's mammoth versus huge fight,

Where mammoth kept rolling
over and over, kinda like a gymnast.

Yeah, it was an
unbelievable fight. A true classic.

But gary, he's having a lot
of trouble trying to self-right.

He's trying to
get over that... oh, gosh!

Come on! I'm so close!

Get up there, mammoth! Everybody... oh!

That is amazing.

Still only has the one wheel,

But mammoth is back in business.

So now lucky doesn't
have its sharp lifter anymore.

Still has the lifting
arm intact, though.

Yeah, and that launcher
still spinning for mammoth.

That's the key for lucky, is
stay away from the center of that robot.

Looks like an oversized
mosquito a little bit.

A spot in the
tournament is on the line.

Lucky, looking for an angle.

Oh, timing was
a little off on that launch.

And it looks like that lifter
is pretty bent there, chris.

Oh, yeah.
It definitely is.

Mammoth's weapon
makes contact there,

But not a whole
lot of pop behind it.

Yeah, one of mammoth's
weapon chains is toast.

And it's having major mobility
issues because of that missing wheel.

Oh, no.

And now it's
starting to smoke, kenny.

Yeah, those motors are
starting to burn up for mammoth.

And lucky getting a little
shot from behind, and another one.

Oh!

Mammoth close
to ending up in the screws.

Mammoth has not
seen a lot of control here.

I'm not so sure mammoth
can flip back from this one.

It is trying to get back over.

There is a countdown
that has started.

Five...

mammoth was able
to flip back over one time.

But now, it is done.

Kenny, watching mammoth get tossed
around the box is quite a spectacle.

Yeah, it's not everyday
you see a woolly mammoth

Flying through the air.

Another amazing driving
performance by matt olson.

Attacking from the sides.

Picking off a tire.

And upending
that gigantic robot.

I mean, it was almost like
the audience was willing it back

Onto its right side.

And when it happened,
it probably received the...

Loudest applause of the match.

But then, down to just one
wheel, and already smoking a bit...

That was gonna
do it for mammoth.

Lucky!

All right, mark. You
should be all smiles, there.

I mean, you lost the
front part of your lifter,

And you were still able
to go to work. Impressive.

I'm happy with
that, I gotta tell ya.

What pleased you the most?

Well, I mean we went, uh,
we were able to get the win.

We got, uh, damage which,
uh, kenny was talking about.

I gotta hand it to our
rookie driver here.

Third match ever, driving,
and I'd say, doing all right.

Ton of fun, thank you.

Very good.

He looks barely old
enough to drive, for real.

But now
you can drive a battlebot.

Congratulations.
Good job, team lucky.

- Thank you.
- Thanks so much, thanks guys.

Ricky, I just heard the exhale.

How disappointed are you?

That... that was rough.

I, uh... I was really hoping
that was gonna go our way,

And that wheel coming off, uh...

That's gotta be damage from the
tombstone fight that we didn't find.

And you know, it's
the first time I've had,

Uh, my mom in the
audience here, and, um...

Um.

I... I really wanted to win
one, for her to see, but, um...

you know, give me another
chance, selection committee, please?

Well, we can see
your mom from right here.

She still loves you
anyway. Don't worry.

All right, ricky. Good job
to you and team mammoth.

So, at 2-1, mark demer's
team is most likely dancing.

And at 1-2, the might mammoth

May once again, be
on the brink of extinction.

Well, they're
certainly on the bubble.

Both losses were at a tough
tournament bound teams.

And strength of schedule
is a factor for the committee.

So, I don't know. Maybe
they squeeze in there.

We will see.

But before we get to
the big bracket reveal,

We've got a little treat for ya.

Everyone's favorite
junkyard bot, rusty,

Will be scooting
back into the battlebox

To face1-1, witch doctor.

That's gonna be a ton-o-fun.

And it's next on battlebots.

All right, we
are back on battlebots.

We are super excited because you
know who's about to enter the box?

Rusty!

Rusty!

You know, dave eaton's actually facing
another fan favorite in witch doctor.

We talked to mike
and andrea gellatly.

And, they said,
"listen, we're conflicted.

Because we are like everybody
else in the battlebots universe.

We love rusty, but this is
a must win for us, at 1-1."

They're so conflicted.

Dave eaton is so smart. He
just creates a, such a cute bot.

It reels you in.

He tries to make you weak.

But look, like we saw
with madcatter earlier,

You have to take, even a
favorable matchup, seriously,

Because it could
make a difference

In where they
land on the bracket.

Better seeding means
an easier path to the nut.

It's gotta be business
for these guys.

And, uh, for rusty.

He's gotta get his season
pointed in the right direction.

Took a shot against blip.
Didn't exactly work out.

I mean, still rusty's
so adorable and cute.

But he wants to be
competitive out here, a little bit.

He tries so hard.

He tries so hard.

Oh, rusty!

You don't have a spare popcorn
bowl I can just put on my head

While we're calling this?

I mean, they love him.

They love him.
Let's get to it.

Faruq.

Rusty!

In the red square.

Sometimes here in vegas,
people drink too much.

It isn't a secret.

But you'll end up with a
hangover if you face this bot.

You better believe it.

But it's not a pina colada or strawberry
daiquiri that's killing you either.

Just the potent punch of
rusty's trusty screwdriver.

Give it up for rusty!

Well, if this is rusty's
last time in the box this season,

Can't fault dave for
trying to take it all in.

A man of the people.

Yeah, whoo!

No hammer for rusty tonight.

Your thoughts, kenny?

Yeah, those cones are
covering a custom built plough.

I think our bot whisperer
will have more on that soon.

But dave's hoping to
get under witch doctor,

Flip them, and hope
they damage themselves.

All right,
buddy. Here we go.

In the blue square.

There's a witch in our midst.

But this won't go
down like salem.

Because anybody who tries to
mess with her, she'll full on assail 'em.

She's not riding a broom
but she's raining down doom.

Real magic is no joke.

There's gonna be a
witch burning tonight.

But this time, it's you
that's going up in smoke.

It's witch doctor!

Very popular bot
from the state of florida.

Won a judge's
decision against duck!

Ko'd by the champs,
end game, last time out.

The husband and wife tandem,
andrea and mike gellatly.

Ready to head to the round
of 32 with a win tonight.

And put their stamp
on this season.

And you know, end
game beat them up so badly,

This is an entirely new frame.

Which is why it
looks so beautiful.

Like I said, though, they're not
taking any chances with rusty.

I woke up this morning and find
out that I'm fighting witch doctor.

So that is, uh... I was like,
"wow, that's a steep order."

The thing with witch
doctor is they hit hard.

So I'm planning to
go head on into them

And try to keep that new plough
I built aimed at their weapon.

Because if their weapon starts biting
into me, and they start throwing me,

My biggest problem is gonna be
scrambling to get back on my feet.

I gotta try to stay on
top of the control game.

Keep them on the ropes.

Because once I'm on
the ropes, I'm in trouble.

We did our homework. We
watched every single rusty fight,

To learn how he
drives, how he fights.

But he's always
been a hammer bot.

And we were prepared
to fight a hammer bot.

Until we realized he's not
a hammer bot anymore.

He's actually a lifting wedge.

So we've had to adjust
our strategy a little bit.

And it's gonna be a
new game for both of us.

I can't even say with a straight
face that I wanna beat rusty.

I mean, who... I can't.

I mean, I hope we win.

And I think at this
point in the fight card,

It's him or us in
the tournament.

You know, we're down to the
very last fight card. We're at 1-1.

I don't know if I can
take beating rusty.

It's gonna be
conflicting, either way.

Robots activate!

Kenny, I don't know
if it's tin foil on rusty's back,

But I'm kinda
digging the new look.

Let's get rusty
some biker shades.

And for more
on cute little rusty,

Our bot whisperer, pete has
more on what I called tin foil.

Uh, it's not exactly
tin foil, guys.

Kenny, as you did mention,
that plough has history.

You should notice the artistic
hand of donald hutson within that.

That is lock jaw's back plough

- That they've welded onto rusty.
- Huh.

They've removed
his pneumatic chisel.

And they've added
the plough to allow rusty

To hopefully lift
witch doctor to the sky.

Oh, my god.

They didn't glue it
on, did they, peter?

- No, it's welded. It is welded.
- Okay, that's good news.

Red team ready?

Oh, god. Are you kidding me?

The cuteness never
stops with dave e.

I would like to order
one stuffed rusty please?

Blue team ready?

Very cute. -

so the legend, donald
hutson, lending rusty a helping hand.

Let's see if that can help it
spoil witch doctor's season.

We love you, rusty.

Let the bot battle begin.

And here comes rusty,
working his way across the box.

Come on.

Looks like rusty is trying
to get witch doctor to play with him.

I mean, but no joking matter at how
much is on the line for witch doctor.

Oh!

- Okay.
- Oh, my goodness!

All right. Rusty
went and popped up.

The junkyard bot took that
straight on to the face like a champ.

Yeah. Oh!

Oh! What's
he gonna do now?

- Oh, my god.
- Oh!

Now he's got tin can hands.

Oh, get up!

Ah, you're chewing my
nuts! Come on.

Count twenty, please?

Come on, dude.

Rusty, you can get up.

Look at...
Oh, my goodness.

The tread is gone from rusty.

Eight...

even if he gets up,
he won't be able to move, chris.

Oh, witch
doctor just looking at it.

And that is his second win.

Knockout!

Rusty is doa.

Damn! I didn't think that
would snap in half. Whoo!

Rusty! Rusty! Rusty!

Give mike gellatly, the driver and
the co-captain of witch doctor, credit.

He let rusty roll around a little
while before delivering the shot.

Yeah, he kinda
took his time, but I...

Listen, you can't
control that weapon.

That thing is spinning so hard.

The fact that it split that
wedge in half is just ridiculous.

That eventually, rusty
ended up on his side and...

oh!

And his arms are kinda like,
going up, like, "why, witch doctor?"

why?

Andrea and mike.

How emotionally
draining was that?

'cause you were even
chanting rusty's name, andrea.

I love rusty.

Uh, but you know, we really,
really wanna get into the tournament.

We think witch doctor still has
a lot to prove and a lot to show.

We wish it didn't have
to be through rusty.

Why did this have to happen?

Uh, but yeah, we're rusty's
number one fan.

Well, a season ago, you
had to win that third and final

Regular season
matchup just to kinda,

Squeak your way
into the round of 32.

You can breathe a bit
easier, I think, this time around.

Are you ready to make a
run at the giant nut, andrea?

Absolutely. We're taking every
opponent incredibly seriously.

This
was a brand new robot for rusty.

And we're gonna rebuild
it. Put all new parts on there.

And have a new bot for the 32.

Guys, congratulations. You've
proved a 2-1 on the season.

- Thank you, chris.
- Thank you.

Well...

That was...

So dave, is it fun
getting hit by the best?

Yeah, it is. I tell you what.

They keep running like
that, they could go to the top.

You know what I mean? That... I...

That was like a...

That was like a half inch
hunk of metal in there.

And it wasn't... I mean, it's...

It's stainless steel.

But still, the
fact that it's just

Shredded it in
half, that's mean.

Hey, dave.

We saw that cute
little stuffed rusty.

-Oh. -Where is it?

- I want that thing.
- Go grab that thing.

Oh, my god.

It's my little...

that's awesome.

He's even got the matching
blanket to go with him.

A fan of mine knitted
this thing together.

I don't wanna know
how long it took

Because he's got all the details
on him, you know what I'm saying?

Hammer works, look at that.

That's impressive.

You know what I'm saying?

One more time together.

Let's hear it for rusty!

Thank you.

So, we expect to see witch
doctor in the round of 32.

In the meantime,
at least for now,

We say goodbye to rusty,

One of the great
american stories out there.

Up next, it's the main event

And the final fight of
the qualifying rounds.

Icewave and fusion are
about to go mano-a-mano

For a spot in the tournament.

Let's take a look
at the matchup.

Icewave!

Fusion!

Right now, both of us are 1-1.

One of us needs to win.

Icewave is definitely a legend.

Oh! It's torn in two.

With the gas engine,

It's so loud, it brings
the crowd a mile away.

It's the '69 camaro of bots!

It is awesome.

But my armor's pretty thick.

I don't see marc
cutting' through it.

Fusion's a good robot.

They've definitely
performed well in the past.

Whoa!

Huge impact!

But because they're
such a compact robot,

We have a good shot of hitting
them where there's important things.

- Oh!
- Oh, my god!

Grab the milk, kenny,
he's split him like an oreo.

Obviously, winning is our goal,

But we're trying to show
that we're still a contender.

I have no clue
what's gonna happen.

There's zero margin of error
doing anything in battlebots.

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

- Are you not entertained?
- Oh!

Welcome back to battlebots,

Where we are getting
set to reveal the field

For this year's world
championship tournament.

But we still have one fight
left in the qualifying rounds.

And yep, you guessed it,

It's a win and
you're in scenario,

As the 1-1 fusion
takes on 1-1 icewave.

So, let's start with
reese ewert's bot, fusion.

It got off to a
great start this year

By knocking out cobalt,

And then it just got done
in by copperhead recently.

So, will the real fusion,
please stand up?

You know, a lot like icewave

These guys have that like

Kill or be killed attitude.

They're either knocking
out their opponents

Or getting knocked out.

This should be a
very exciting fight.

For marc devidts,
the captain of icewave,

I think there's even
more on the line

Because he told us at
the beginning of the season

If we don't make
some headway here,

We have to really rethink this.

Do we wanna come back in
2022 with the same icewave

Or change our engineering?

So, not just a playoff
berth is on the line for him.

Yeah, they've got to
be feeling the pressure here.

They're going against...

A bot in fusion that has
both a vertical spinner

And a horizontal spinner.

Very interesting matchup.

And this should be exciting
because these two teams

Have fought a
combined four times.

All four have
resulted in a knockout.

Faruq, take it away.

Ladies and
gentleman! Are you ready?

It's time for the main event!

In the red square...

This bot's like a rabid
dog with no muzzle.

Two blades that cut both
ways like a crossword puzzle.

Don't try to solve him. You
don't have the vocabulary.

He's a six letter
word that means

You're gonna get
stabbed and buried.

It's fusion!

There is captain reese ewert,

Pushing out fusion.

What does reese need
to do to win this fight

And punch his ticket to
the tournament, kenny?

It's pretty
simple. Don't burn up.

In my opinion, if
fusion could consistently

Go a full three minutes,

It would be one of the most
dangerous bots in the field.

But it's two-faced, and
reese's tournament chances

Will all come down to
which fusion we see tonight.

In the blue square,

He'll be riding the waves
and shredding the gnar,

And leaving your
face with an icicle scar.

Your cadaver's his surfboard
down a glacier tsunami.

Why bring a board

When he can use
your frozen body?

Cowabunga dead!

It's icewave!

Oh, marc devidts' bot, icewave,

Knocked out by black dragon

In its return to the battlebots.

But then it rebounded
by knocking out deadlift.

Marc, once labeled
the boy genius,

Now a man in his
mid-30's with a family.

But boy, he still
loves the competition.

Yeah, he sure
does. And it's crazy to think

That a legendary
bot like icewave

Is on the brink of elimination,

But here we are.

This bot is still one of
the hardest skaters here,

But it's been plagued by
reliability issues this year.

I think this fight is
going to come down to

Which team's primary
weapon can outlast the other.

Okay, kenny,

Icewave's weapon
has had a reign of terror

For almost a decade now.

Tell us a little bit
more about this blade.

Well, icewave is
going with its longest bar here

Which should help
keep fusion at a distance.

And you may remember
those black tips

On the end of the weapon,

Blend into the floor,

Making it tough
for their opponent

To see how close they
are to doing damage.

Let's see if that messes
with reese infusion.

Yes, there is is.

Yeah.

Robots activate!

All right. It all
comes down to this,

One fight left in
the qualifying round.

Will we hear the sweet sounds of
icewave's engine in the tournament,

Or will it be the dual
weapons of fusion?

We'll have the answer,

As well as the reveal
of this year's bracket

When we return on battlebots.

For the number one seed, we're
looking at the undefeated top bots.

Would expect uppercut
and maybe even ribbot

To have pretty good seeds.

But right now, I'd
put them up there.

They've been tough.

I think hypershock should
probably be a top seed.

That robot's looking
fierce this year.

You know, the previous
champion last year from...

End game, and
nick, and those guys,

They're just kickin' butt.

I think right now the top
seed should just be end game.

Gotta be end game.

Has to be end game.

Probably end game.

- End game.
- End game.

The top seed of the tournament,
hands down is end game.

They're the reigning champs.
They're 3-0. It's not even close.

There's no one else that's
even in their atmosphere.

- Oh, my goodness!
- Oh! Oh!

Are you kidding me?

Welcome back to battlebots,

Where we are now
moments away from revealing

The world championship
tournament field.

But right now,

It's the final fight of
the qualifying rounds.

Fusion versus icewave.

The winner should punch
their ticket to the round of 32.

We are ready to rock.

Fight!

Let the bot battle begin!

Oh, man, listen to all
that firepower in there.

Oh! Big hit
there by icewave.

And now the key is

How many blades are down for the
count on these respective weapons?

No life from the horizontal
spinner of icewave.

Fusion looking a
little punch-drunk,

But here comes some
action from its vertical spinner.

Yeah, fusion still
looking to mix it up here.

Icewave trying to keep it
at bay with that front wedge.

Marc devidts is piloting
a push bot now, chris.

We've seen this out of
marc devidts before...

Where he takes on big
shot and all of a sudden...

whoa!

Parts are
breaking off of the robot!

Icewave has been
put up on the screws.

Can he get up to the upper
deck courtesy of fusion?

The legendary
spinner is on the ropes!

I got him.

And it looks like
both robots might be stuck.

We may be headed for a
simultaneous knockout here, chris.

Icewave has popped its way
off and fusion has started to smoke!

Oh no!

Oh my goodness!

Icewave is trying
to free fusion,

But I am not so sure that
fusion can even move, kenny.

Yep, may have been
that first shot from icewave

That rattled fusion's internals.

And this is what has plagued
fusion this year and last year.

- It's all about reliability.
- Ten, nine, eight,

Seven, six...

and once again, fusion
just doesn't have enough.

- As icewave is going to improve.
- Five, four, three...

- to 2-1.
- Two, one, that's a knockout!

What in the
hell would cause that?

Well, the story of this fight
was written in the first ten seconds

With this monster shot, kenny.

Yeah, this was a
massive hit for icewave,

But that was the last
we saw of that blade.

At that point, you're thinking,
well, fusion has a huge advantage.

At least one of its weapons
is working, if not both.

But then when we
got over to the screws

Icewave worked its way off
and fusion started smoking.

Yeah, quite the
opportunity for fusion.

But I don't think the bot was ever
the same after absorbing that first shot.

A nightmare end of the
season for reese ewert,

Another burnout for fusion.

Well, marc...

Who would've thunk
that your durability is

What would've gotten
you to 2-1 this season.

Yeah, I mean, we've always had
a pretty durable drive, the engine.

As everybody knows, a little
bit flakey, I thought we had it

Figured out, but we gotta get
back there and see what happened.

We're fortunate enough that we took the
win, but it's still not, doesn't feel great.

We, we're gonna
do better, don't worry.

Alright, so big
picture, you sit at 2-1.

So do an awful lot of teams.

- Yep.
- How worried are you

About the eyes of the selection
committee being on you?

Yeah, I wish that the match
had gone longer, for both of us.

And I mean, I know we're both capable
of doing a whole lot more than that, so,

Hopefully the committee
knows that and they'll choose us.

'cause we can definitely
do it, don't worry.

- Marc devidts, captain of team icewave. Thank you.
- Thank you.

- Howdy howdy.
- Well, reese,

The selection committee is
about to announce the round of 32.

You sit at 1-2.

Just like your brother
jake and his bot, hydra.

Why should they
take you over jake?

'cause I'd kick his ass.

If I, if I'm working,
his ass is grass, man.

Reese, you always put
life... In great perspective.

- Thank you, bud. Good luck down the road.
- That's what I'm here for.

So, yes, icewave
improves to 2-1, kenny.

But I really think this story is,
"what happened to fusion, yet again?"

Yeah, they're kinda their own worst
enemy there. It, it's hard to watch because

That bot has so much potential.

So, if you look
at the results tonight

Icewave joins lucky,
huge, bloodsport,

Witch doctor, and madcatter.

All teams that
improved to two and one.

So, is there room for all
those teams in the round of 32?

It is time right now to announce
the world championship bracket

In the fight for the giant nut.

All right.

The top teams have been seeded based on
their performance in the qualifying rounds.

As well as their
overall pedigree.

And then placed in
one of four quadrants.

In theory, the higher the seed,
the better the team's chance of

Winning the giant nut.

And with thirty-one teams
finishing with at least two wins,

We've just been told there'll
be a pair of play-in matches

To decide the final two
spots in the tournament.

The winner of those fights will then take
on the number 1 and number 2 overall seeds

In the round of 32.

So, without further ado,

Let's reveal the bots
competing in quadrant four.

Beginning with the
number four overall seed.

Yeah!

It's sawblaze!

Jamison go has been knocked out in the
round of 8 in back to back years, kenny.

Let's see if he can finally
break through this time.

Yeah, they had maybe the
toughest schedule of any bot this season.

Even with that loss to end
game, sawblaze was dominant.

This is a bot with
a lot of experience

And they can go very
far this tournament.

And here's who their
competition in this group will be.

Sawblaze will see
hijinx in the round of 32.

Hypershock will take on p1

Who gets its first shot
at the post season.

Uppercut, maybe the
most feared weapon here

Earns the fifth overall seed.

And then it's a fun one between
shatter! And riptide, kenny.

Absolutely, as
a rookie, riptide went 2-1.

Don't underestimate the
college kid ethan kurtz.

Some heavy hitting
young guns in this group.

But I like sawblaze
to come out alive.

All right, moving
to quadrant number three.

And the survey says
the third overall seed is...

- whoa!
- Oh yeah.

Whiplash!

Last year's runner-up, kenny.

Yeah, they went 2-0.

The selection committee said they
had shown enough after only two fights.

But this season was like
every season, it seems.

The technique, the
driving, the precision

Of matt vasquez was
on full display yet again.

Joining them in
this quadrant is icewave.

Who sneaks in as
the thirtieth seed.

And wow, that cobalt-yeti
matchup is gonna be a slugfest.

Rotator-shrederator,
and then tantrum-gigabyte

Round up this
part of the bracket.

Tantrum was a
semi-finalist last season

And they're looking
stronger than ever.

And look at
the drivers here, chris.

Matt vasquez, matt
maxham, victor soto.

We're going to see some absolutely
incredible driving from this group.

And now let's head
north for quadrant number two.

Only a few options left for
that number 2 overall seed.

It's ribbot, led by
david jin, kenny.

Yeah!

Yeah, they
went 3-0 in qualifying.

These guys are for real, chris.

I mean, they're getting quick
knockouts, they look phenomenal.

They've been together
for a little while now.

They're no longer newcomers.
They're looking very strong.

And they'll be taking on the
winner of one of our play-in matches.

Let's find out which teams will
square off for a chance to fight ribbot

In the round of 32.

Hydra will battle defender
in that play-in match.

Hydra, of course, was last
year's number one overall seed.

Yeah!

Somewhere in the pits,
jake ewert is laughing like dr. Evil.

And filling out this quadrant we'll
also see the gritty kitty, madcatter

Try to be the first team to
ever knockout black dragon.

While blip-valkyrie, and jackpot-tombstone
round out this section of the bracket.

Well, ray billings
is a former giant nut winner

So do not count him out.

And is it possible even
as the seventh seed

The committee is
underestimating aren hill and blip?

Lots of great teams here, chris.

This group should be a wildcard.

Okay, kenny,
and then there was one.

And the number
one overall seed is...

- oh!
- Oh my goodness!

That's right! It's the
pride of new zealand, end game.

Yeah, no surprise here.

The reigning champs win 3-0 and
knocked out every bot they faced.

They've carried that
momentum from last season.

They're looking like world
champions again this year.

They are scary, chris.

And let's see what the
rest of this quadrant looks like.

Including our other
play-in matchup.

So, zach lytle and bunny
sauriol will duke it out

For a chance to
take on the kiwis.

Minotaur and
bloodsport both went 2-1.

This one kinda feels like
a semi-finals matchup.

We'll also see
copperhead take on lucky.

And then the undefeated rookies,
glitch, will face the 2019 runner-up.

Yeah, all I'm
seeing here, chris,

Is a potential end
game-minotaur matchup.

I am praying that the
bot gods give us that one.

But with end game, witch doctor,
minotaur, skorpios, bloodsport...

This quadrant is feeling
like our group of death, chris.

Two former
runners-up in that group.

Will one of them finally get to hoist
he greatest trophy on the planet?

We will find out in
the coming weeks.

As all of these teams
go head to head,

In what should be the most destructive
battlebots championship tournament

That we have ever seen!

And, if you wanna fill
out you're own bracket

Or start an office pool,

Kenny, I think you still
owe me from last year.

No, no, I paid
you with dogecoin.

Don't know how I missed
that, but we'll see you next time.

For faruq, our bot whisperer
pete, my man kenny florian,

I'm chris rose.

The post-season
party starts next week!

Here on battlebots.

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