Original subtitles

Tauheed: TONIGHT, THE SWEET 16 BEGINS.

Rose: OH!

TWO ENGINEERING MARVELS, BEASTS OF ARTISTRY...

WARHEAD!

...AND INDUSTRY...

MINOTAUR!

...COLLIDE INSIDE THE BOX.

YOU WANT TO END IT QUICKLY...

-OH! -...AND SPECTACULARLY.

Tauheed: THEN...

THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL LAUNCHER...

BRONCO!

LOOKS FOR ITS THIRD CONSECUTIVE KNOCKOUT.

WHEN THE OTHER ROBOT'S FLIPPING THROUGH THE AIR...

-OH! -OH!

...IT USUALLY MEANS WE'RE WINNING.

AND A BRILLIANT STRATEGIST...

Rose: IT TAKES OUT THE DRONE!

...WHO TOOK DOWN A HEAVY-HITTER...

-OH! -OH!

...BATTLES ONE OF THE TOURNAMENT'S CINDERELLA STORIES.

POISON ARROW WILL NEVER SEE THIS COMING.

Tauheed: WHO MOVES ON TO THE ELITE 8?

LET THE BOT BATTLE BEGIN!

FIND OUT TONIGHT...

WHOA!

...ON "BATTLEBOTS."

ROBOTS, ACTIVATE.

-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

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Ponder: WELCOME TO "BATTLEBOTS,"

THE MOST MASSIVE AND MONSTROUS ROBOT-FIGHTING TOURNAMENT

OF ALL TIME.

AS ALWAYS, SPARKS WILL FLY AND MECHANICAL MARVELS WILL DIE.

TONIGHT BEGINS THE ROUND OF 16.

ALL OF THE SURVIVING BOTS BELIEVE THEY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

TO WIN FOUR MORE FIGHTS,

CLAIM THE GLORIOUS TROPHY -- THE GIANT NUT --

AND CALL THEMSELVES THE GREATEST ROBOT FIGHTER IN THE WORLD.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

HERE TO BREAK DOWN ALL THE FIGHTS,

OUR ESTEEMED COMMENTATORS.

ONE HAS A BLACK BELT IN JIUJITSU.

THE OTHER HAS A BLACK BELT IN HIS WARDROBE.

PLEASE WELCOME UFC SUPERSTAR KENNY FLORIAN

AND THE ALWAYS WELL-DRESSED SPORTSCASTER CHRIS ROSE.

HEY, GUYS. -HEY, SAM. HOW ARE YOU?

I'M DOING GREAT.

A QUICK REMINDER -- THESE ARE RENTALS.

THEY HAVE TO BE BACK WITHIN AN HOUR,

SO WE GOT TO GET THIS THING GOING.

DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

GUYS, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU.

I HAVE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WE STILL HAVE 16 ROBOTS STANDING.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S NOT IN SUCH GOOD SHAPE?

THAT WOULD BE MY "BATTLEBOTS" BRACKET,

WHICH EVERYBODY PROBABLY FILLED OUT

AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS TOURNAMENT, RIGHT?

YOU COULD PRETTY MUCH DO THIS TO IT RIGHT NOW,

BECAUSE FIVE OF THE TOURNAMENT'S TOP-10 SEEDS --

THEY'RE KAPLOOEY.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE BRACKET

THAT INCLUDES THE SURPRISING EXIT

OF THE 3-SEED, WITCH DOCTOR,

AS WELL THE NUMBER-5 SEED, STINGER.

THE OTHER BIG DOGS ARE ALL STILL HERE --

NUMBER-1 SEED TOMBSTONE,

THE 2 SEED, BRONCO,

AND, OF COURSE, LAST YEAR'S DEFENDING CHAMP,

THE 4 SEED, BITE FORCE.

BUT IT'S A NEW CROP -- A NEW GENERATION OF BOTS --

THAT'S SHOWING UP IN A BIG WAY.

WHAT'S YOUR TAKEAWAY FROM THE TOURNAMENT SO FAR, KENNY?

WELLHE LIKE "BATTLEBOTS,"

WHICH IS A PERFECT MARRIAGE BETWEEN COMBAT AND TECHNOLOGY,

YOU HAVE TO EVOLVE, YOU HAVE TO ADAPT, ROUND AFTER ROUND.

SO, FOR ME, I'M JUST IMPRESSED

WITH THE UNPROVEN BOTS IN THIS TOURNAMENT

THAT ARE SEPARATING THEMSELVES FROM THE PACK

WITH BRILLIANT STRATEGIC MOVES THAT ARE PAYING OFF.

WE SAW BOMBSHELL'S DISMANTLING OF COBALT.

THAT WAS GENIUS.

COBALT NEVER SAW THAT ADJUSTABLE SPINNER COMING.

RAZORBACK RAGDOLLED GHOST RAPTOR

WITH A PERFECT GRAB-AND-LIFT SETUP.

AND BETA'S HAMMER -- IT'S NOT JUST POWERFUL,

BUT THEY TARGETED THE PERFECT SPOT ON OVERHAUL

TO DISABLE THAT ROBOT.

THESE BOTS AREN'T JUST WINNING WITH BRUTE FORCE,

THEY'RE WINNING WITH A GAME PLAN.

WE ARE WITNESSING THE EVOLUTION OF THE SPORT

IN FRONT OF OUR EYES RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S VERY EXCITING.

ALL RIGHT. WHO WANTS TO SEE SOME ROBOTS FIGHT ALREADY?

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

A TRIP TO THE QUARTERFINALS IS AT STAKE

AS WE KICK OFF THE ROUND OF 16

WITH AN INTERNATIONAL MATCHUP

BETWEEN THE NUMBER-7 SEED, MINOTAUR,

AND THE NUMBER-23 SEED, WARHEAD.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE TWO TEAMS HAVE BEEN UP TO

SINCE THEIR LAST FIGHT.

Rose: HE'S GONNA LIGHT THE OVERLOAD ON FIRE HERE. OH!

WARHEAD IS A FAVORITE OF FANS AND BUILDERS ALIKE.

OH! BIG HIT THERE FROM WARHEAD!

AFTER THEIR QUALIFYING-ROUND WIN...

WE'RE DONE!

...SIMON AND IAN DITCH THE MASSIVE DINOSAUR HEAD

FOR THEIR HORIZONTAL SPINNER

AND CAP THEIR WIN OVER COMPLETE CONTROL

WITH ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR MOVES

IN "BATTLEBOTS" HISTORY.

OH! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! WARHEAD'S DANCING ON ITS HEAD!

ON THAT FIRST HIT, I THOUGHT, "NOW IT'S DONE,"

AND THEN, IT DECIDES TO COME BACK FOR MORE.

I THOUGHT, WHEN -- WHEN I SAW YOU GOT IT GOING, I THOUGHT,

"OH, YES. COME ON."

IT WANTED MORE. AND IT STOOD RIGHT UP...

JUST WENT OFF ACROSS THE ARENA...

BANG -- FOR THAT ONE LAST HIT.

Ponder: BUT WARHEAD WILL NEED MORE THAN A FEW FANCY MOVES

WHEN THEY TAKE A HUGE STEP UP IN COMPETITION

AND FACE THE WORLD'S MOST FEARED DRUM SPINNER.

RO AND MINOTAUR...

Rose: OH!

...CHARGED INTO THE ROUND OF 32 AND BRUTALIZED BLACKSMITH...

OH, NO, THE HEAD!

...EARNING A DOMINANT VICTORY.

AND EVEN THOUGH MINOTAUR TOOK LITTLE DAMAGE IN THE FIGHT,

THERE WAS STILL PLENTY OF WORK TO BE DONE.

WHOO-HOO!

MINOTAUR IS SO POWERFUL THAT THE BIGGEST RISK

IS ITS BREAKING ITSELF.

SO, WE HAVE TO TAKE IT APART EVERY DAY

TO CHECK ITS INTERNALS AND ASSEMBLE IT BACK

AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS WORKING FINE.

CHECK THE ELECTRONICS,

'CAUSE THERE'S SOME SERIOUS HEATS IN THIS MATCH.

BUT IF YOU DO EVERYTHING RIGHT...

LOOK OUT.

MY NEXT OPPONENT IN THE ROUND OF 16 IS WARHEAD.

OUR STRATEGY IS TO GO FOR THE MOST BRUTAL KNOCKOUT

WE CAN DELIVER.

YOU WANT TO END IT QUICKLY AND SPECTACULARLY.

YEAH. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, TILL WE GET IT.

I DON'T MIND HIM LOOKING INSIDE OF OUR ROBOT BEFORE THE FIGHT...

...BECAUSE I GUESS WE ARE GONNA BE LOOKING INSIDE OF HIS ROBOT

AFTER THE FIGHT.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ARE YOU READY?

IT'S ROBOT-FIGHTING TIME!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

♪♪

Rose: THERE THEY ARE -- THE JOLLY GOOD TANDEM

OF IAN LEWIS AND SIMON SCOTT.

THE SHOWMANSHIP IS OFF THE CHARTS.

THEY ARE READY TO DO THEIR THING, KENNY.

Florian: YEAH, CHRIS. THESE GUYS DON'T WANT TO FLY BACK TO ENGLAND

WITH JUST A HEADSPIN TO BRAG ABOUT.

THIS IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON

MINOTAUR WILL HAVE FACED IN THE TOURNAMENT SO FAR.

THEY BELIEVE IN IT, AND THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN WIN THIS FIGHT.

♪♪

KENNY, WE DID NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS BRAZILIAN TEAM,

LED BY MARCO MEGGIOLARO, BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT STARTED.

WE KNOW NOW.

YEAH. THESE GUYS ARE QUICKLY BECOMING

EVERYONE'S NEW FAVORITE TEAM.

THEY'VE LOOKED SCARY IN THEIR FIRST TWO FIGHTS,

BUT HERE'S SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT --

THEY HAVE YET TO FACE ANOTHER SPINNER.

AND WE'VE SEEN THE POWER THAT THIS DRUM GENERATES.

WARHEAD PRODUCES A TON, AS WELL.

WHEN THESE TWO BOTS COLLIDE,

IT'S GONNA BE LIKE AN ENERGY BOMB EXPLODING IN THE BOX.

IN THE RED SQUARE -- AT THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS,

THE BULLS RUN FROM HIM.

TORO! TORO! TORO!

THESE HORNS BRING THE GORO.

IT'S MINOTAUR!

TEAM MINOTAUR -- ALL BUSINESS.

AND ON THE FAR LEFT, DANIEL FREITAS.

HE HAS BEEN AN UNBELIEVABLE DRIVER FOR MINOTAUR.

HE'S READY TO FIRE UP THAT RAGING BULL.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

IN THE BLUE SQUARE -- THIS TEAM WEARS CAMO PANTS,

AND THIS BOT LIKES TO DANCE.

SPINNING ON ITS HEAD UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD,

IT'S WARHEAD!

TEAM WARHEAD LOOKING TO GO NUCLEAR IN THIS FIGHT.

DON'T BLINK, KENNY.

THIS THING AIN'T GONNA LAST THREE MINUTES.

I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT.

[ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU READY FOR A LITTLE

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION?

LET'S DO THIS.

IT'S ENGLAND. IT'S BRAZIL.

WE'RE READY TO GO.

[ IMITATES EXPLOSION ]

♪♪

BOTS, ACTIVATE. [ IMITATES EXPLOSION ]

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

♪♪

♪♪

RED TEAM, READY.

♪♪

BLUE TEAM, READY.

♪♪

♪♪

[ AUDIENCE CHANTING "FIGHT" ]

♪♪

Rose: WE ARE UNDER WAY IN THE ROUND OF 16.

BOTH WEAPONS SPINNING UP TO FULL FORCE.

Florian: OH!

OH! THEY IGNITE THE DYNAMITE!

THE FORCE OF THESE TWO WEAPONS IS JUST SCARY, CHRIS.

RIGHT BACK AT EACH OTHER. BOTH WENT TO GLOAT.

OH! WHOA! WHOA!

[ LAUGHS ]

WARHEAD HAS BEEN DECAPITATED!

AND MINOTAUR IS GOING IN FOR THE KILL.

THE PRIMARY WEAPON IS DEAD.

THAT DROP SPINNER ROARING LIKE A JET ENGINE IN THE BOX.

MINOTAUR WANTING ITS PREY. IT WANTS BOT BLOOD.

OH! TAKING A PULVERIZING HIT IS WARHEAD.

MINOTAUR JUST CONTINUES TO PUNISH WARHEAD AGAIN AND AGAIN.

-OH! -CLIMB OFF!

THE BRAZILIAN BULL TAKING APART WARHEAD PIECE BY PIECE.

ITS HEAD'S SOME 40 FEET AWAY ACROSS THE BOX.

AND NO BREAKDANCING MOVES WILL SAVE WARHEAD TONIGHT, KENNY!

10, 9...

THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN.

MINOTAUR WITH A DEVASTATING KNOCKOUT!

COMPLETE ANNIHILATION OF THE VETERAN WARHEAD.

...3...

FOR IAN AND SIMON, IF YOU'RE GONNA GET KNOCKED OUT,

IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPECTACULAR.

[ BUZZER ]

MINOTAUR, GO CELEBRATE.

YOU ARE ON TO THE NEXT ROUND.

THE TEAM FROM BRAZIL ANNOUNCING ITSELF

AS A BOT WITH CHAMPIONSHIP CHOPS,

AND DANIEL FREITAS STILL DANCING THE SAMBA IN CELEBRATION.

WHAT A WIN!

KENNY, HERE'S THE DECAPITATION.

AW. TRULY THE SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD,

JUST A DEVASTATING UPPERCUT.

THE HEAD GOES ONE WAY, THE BOT GOES THE OTHER,

AND FROM THERE, WITHOUT THAT PRIMARY WEAPON,

THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN, WARHEAD, WAS A SITTING DUCK.

AND THEN, A WELL-DESERVED VICTORY DANCE

FOR THE BRAZILIANS.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

MARCO, I GOTTA ASK THE QUESTION, "CAN ANYTHING BEAT YOUR BOT?"

I DON'T THINK SO. LET'S HOPE NOT.

THIS WAS, ACTUALLY, A RATHER SAD ONE.

I MEAN, WATCHING A BOT LIKE WARHEAD GET BEHEADED...

WERE YOU PLANNING ON DOING THAT,

OR WAS THAT JUST SORT OF A CHERRY ON TOP OF THIS FIGHT?

WELL, THAT WAS THE PLAN, BUT IT'S A SHAME,

BECAUSE IT'S S-SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ROBOT, YOU KNOW?

I LOVE WARHEAD. IT'S A LEGEND.

BUT YOU'RE COLD-BLOODED -- NO EMOTION.

YOU'RE MOVING ON, RIGHT?

WELL, WE HAD TO GO FOR THE KNOCKOUT, YOU KNOW.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

RIGHT. THIS IS "BATTLEBOTS."

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO SEE -- KNOCKOUTS.

THIS IS "BATTLEBOTS."

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE MOVING ON.

THANK YOU.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

THIS IS HOW FAST THINGS CAN CHANGE IN "BATTLEBOTS."

ONE MINUTE, YOU COULD BE SPINNING ON YOUR HEAD.

THE NEXT MINUTE, YOU COULD BE SPINNING WITHOUT A HEAD.

IF WARHEAD IS AN ART BOT,

MINOTAUR IS ALL ABOUT THE ART OF WAR.

SO, MINOTAUR IS ON TO THE ELITE 8.

WILL WE GET TO SEE THAT MARQUEE MATCHUP

WITH THE NUMBER-2 SEED, BRONCO?

WE'LL FIND OUT WHEN THEY FIGHT RAZORBACK LATER TONIGHT.

WE'VE GOT MORE FIGHTS COMING YOUR WAY ON "BATTLEBOTS"

RIGHT AFTER THIS.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

Ponder: WELCOME BACK TO "BATTLEBOTS."

IT'S ALREADY BEEN AN INSANE NIGHT SO FAR.

AND THIS NEXT FIGHT LOOKS TO BE NO EXCEPTION.

WE HEAD TO THE UNPREDICTABLE QUAD 3

L SPINNERS.THIS NEXT FIGHT LOOKS TO BE NO EXCEPTION.

IT'S TIME FOR POISON ARROW VS. HYPERSHOCK.

LET'S SEE HOW THESE TWO TEAMS GEARED UP FOR THIS BATTLE.

IN THE ROUND OF 32,

AIR FORCE ENGINEER ZACH GOFF AND POISON ARROW

TOOK DOWN A LEGEND.

-OH! -OH!

Rose: SON OF WHYACHI JUST GOT THROWN HALFWAY ACROSS THE BATTLEBOX.

-GO! -YEAH!

A SHOCKER AS THE 27 SEED JUST KNOCKED OUT THE 6 SEED!

YEAH!

SO, I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER THAT BLOW ON SON OF WHYACHI.

I KIND OF BLACK OUT WHEN I ROBOT,

AND AFTER THINGS CAME TO, I WAS LIKE, "WOW. WE JUST WON."

-WHOO! -WOW! -WHOO!

WE'RE GONNA GET EIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP TONIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA GET A FULL NIGHT'S REST,

CHARGE THE BATTERIES, AND GO AGAIN.

POISON ARROW SUSTAINED JUST A FEW NICKS.

WE BROKE SOME OF OUR WEDGELET TEETH UP FRONT,

BUT WE'RE JUST GONNA THROW THEM BACK IN

AND GO ON TO THE NEXT ROUND.

NOW, WE JUST GOT TO MAKE LIGHTNING STRIKE TWICE

WITH HYPERSHOCK.

YEAH.

Ponder: WILL BALES AND HYPERSHOCK

BATTLED THE OTHER HALF OF THE EWERT FAMILY

WHEN THEY FOUGHT WARRIOR CLAN.

Rose: HYPERSHOCK'S AN ABSOLUTE DESTROYER.

WILL'S DRUM SPINNER SCORED A KNOCKOUT OF HIS OWN.

AND HIS DIY TOOL RAKED IN THE CROWD'S APPROVAL.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHOO!

OUR -- OUR WEAPONS ARE WORKING, SO IT GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY

TO TAKE THE DRONE OUT AND REALLY JUST DEMOLISH IT.

WOW. WOW. WOW. WOW. WOW. WOW. WOW. WOW. WOW. WOW. WOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE WORKING ON OVER THERE?

I SAW THEM GLUING THEIR CHASSIS, SO...

OH, IS THEIR FRAME CRACKED?

I THINK -- I THINK THEY --

THAT'S WHAT THEY GET FOR USING CARBON FIBER.

THAT STUFF'S SO BRITTLE.

HYPERSHOCK -- THEY'VE GOT A CARBON FRAME,

AND OUR FRAME IS JUST SOLID, THICK ALUMINUM.

SO, I'M NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT OUR FRAME.

THAT THING IS GONNA GET CRUNCHED.

Ponder: WHILE ZACH AND POISON ARROW MAY HAVE A STRONGER FRAME,

WILL BALES AND HYPERSHOCK

HAVE A SURPRISE ADDITION TO THEIR MACHINE.

I THINK IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.

WE HAVE A, UM, A -- A WEDGE.

ONCE THE POISON ARROW GUYS LEAVE,

WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT OUT AND MOUNT IT.

IT'S REALLY GONNA ALLOW US TO GET UNDER THEM.

WE'RE GONNA USE IT TO ENABLE US

TO FLIP THEM OVER BEFORE THEY FLIP US.

I DON'T THINK THEY'LL BE ABLE

TO GET A BITE ON THE FRONT END OF IT.

POISON ARROW WILL NEVER SEE THIS COMING.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

ALL RIGHT. LET'S TALK POISON ARROW VS. HYPERSHOCK.

STRIKING SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THESE TWO BOTS.

EACH IS A DRUM SPINNER,

EACH ONE JUST DISPOSED OF A EWERT FAMILY MEMBER

IN THE PREVIOUS ROUND.

SO, KENNY FLORIAN, WHO DO YOU GIVE THE EDGE TO?

THEY ARE SIMILAR BOTS.

YOU KNOW, HYPERSHOCK IS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.

I ALSO LIKE THE AGGRESSION

THAT THEY'VE BEEN DEMONSTRATING OUT THERE.

AND IF YOU REMEMBER FROM LAST ROUND,

POISON ARROW NEEDS 12 SECONDS

TO GET THAT DRUM SPINNER UP TO ATTACKING SPEED.

SO, WILL BALES NEEDS TO BUM-RUSH HIM WITH THAT WEDGE

AND NOT GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO SPIN UP.

IF HE CAN DO THAT, I THINK HYPERSHOCK GETS THE WIN TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO THE BOX

WHERE FARUQ HAS THE INTRODUCTIONS.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ARE YOU READY?

IT'S ROBOT-FIGHTING TIME!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

♪♪

Rose: WILL BALES AND HYPERSHOCK HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES.

THEY HAVE GOT THE RAKE THAT TOOK DOWN THE DRONE OF WARRIOR CLAN

IN THE ROUND OF 32.

[ AUDIENCE CHANTING "HYPERSHOCK!" ]

RAKE AND ROLL -- I GET IT.

Florian: CHRIS, I'M VERY CURIOUS TO SEE

HOW POISON ARROW REACTS TO THIS NEW WEDGE

THAT WILL HAS ADDED TO THE FRONT OF HYPERSHOCK.

COULD PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THIS FIGHT.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

ONE OF THE SMALLEST BOTS IN THE TOURNAMENT, KENNY,

BUT TEAM POISON ARROW'S PROUD TO SHOW OFF THEIR COMPACT DESIGN.

LOOK AT THIS THING! LOOK AT THIS THING!

IT MAY BE THE RUNT OF THE ROBOT LITTER,

BUT THAT DRUM SPINNER CAN DO BIG THINGS

WHEN IT GETS UP TO SPEED.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

Tauheed: IN THE RED SQUARE --

ITS FAVORITE BEDTIME STORY IS "GREEN EGGS AND SLAM."

IT MAY KILL YOU WAY DOWN THERE,

IT MAY KILL YOU IN THE AIR,

IT MAY KILL YOU ANYWHERE.

NOW, GO TO SLEEP!

IT'S POISON ARROW.

READY. AIM. FIRE.

Rose: OH, YES. FIRE AWAY,

AFTER WINS OVER MEGA TENTO AND SON OF WHYACHI.

[ AUDIENCE CHANTS "POISON ARROW" ]

IN THE BLUE SQUARE -- THIS BOT WAS HOTEL OVERLOOKED.

NOW, IT'S SHINING.

REDRUM! REDRUM! WATCH OUT FOR THIS DRUM!

IT'S HYPERSHOCK!

YOU THINK NICHOLSON IS WATCHING TONIGHT?

OH, FARUQ JUST KILLED IT AGAIN.

ANYWAY...

[ AUDIENCE CHANTING "HYPERSHOCK!" ]

[ AUDIENCE CHANTING "POISON ARROW!" ]

ROBOTS, ACTIVATE.

♪♪

THERE'S THAT DRONE TAKING FLIGHT.

BETTER NOT COME TOO CLOSE.

HYPERSHOCK LOOKING TO DO A LITTLE LIGHT YARDWORK

TONIGHT IN THE BOX.

RED TEAM, READY.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

BLUE TEAM, READY.

HE'S GONNA GO STRAIGHT FOR YOU, I THINK.

-ALL RIGHT. -SO, GET OFF THE GROUND QUICK.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT. REMEMBER THE PLAN.

YEP.

[ AUDIENCE CHANTING "FIGHT!" ]

Rose: LET THE BOT BATTLE BEGIN!

HYPERSHOCK OUT OF THE GATE IN A HURRY.

GOING RIGHT AFTER POISON ARROW AND FLIPS HIM OVER.

OH! MASSIVE IMPACT!

THEY'RE GETTING PULVERIZED ALREADY, RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.

POISON ARROW STILL REELING FROM THAT SHOT,

TRYING TO CATCH A BREATH.

Florian: AND RIGHT NOW, THAT DISC SPINNER

OF HYPERSHOCK IS NOT ACTIVE.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED IN THAT COLLISION.

OH!

WE'LL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT

TO SEE IF WILL CAN GET IT RUNNING AGAIN.

BUT RIGHT NOW, NO MOVEMENT.

POISON ARROW DUG IN,

LOOKING FOR A CHANCE TO GET THEIR SPINNER GOING.

McMahon: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...

-WHAT'S HE COUNTING? -HIS SPIN-UP TIME.

THAT SPINNER IS AT FULL FORCE -- VERY DANGEROUS NOW.

Rose: POISON ARROW JUST MISSES. HYPERSHOCK COMING RIGHT BACK.

OH!

NOW PUSHING POISON ARROW INTO THE CORNER.

UH-OH! OH!

HUGE HIT! WHOA!

THAT DRUM LANDING HARD SHOTS TO THE TOP OF HYPERSHOCK.

BOTH BOTS LOOK STUNNED.

HO-OH! MAN!

MASTER MOVEMENT.

HYPERSHOCK STILL WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING WEAPON.

DOING A GREAT JOB AT CONTROLLING THINGS WITH THAT WEDGE.

I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE DURABILITY

OF THAT DRUM SPINNER OF POISON ARROW.

HYPERSHOCK IS DEFINITELY TAKING SOME DAMAGE

IN THOSE BIG EXCHANGES.

BUT WILL BALES STAYING AGGRESSIVE,

BULLYING POISON ARROW INTO THE RAILS AGAIN.

JUST CRUNCHING THAT ROBOT UP!

OH! NOW SMOKE LEAKING FROM THE FRAME OF HYPERSHOCK.

AND NOW, IT'S HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DRIVE MOTOR.

I THINK OUR DRIVE TRAIN'S DYING.

WILL BALES AND HYPERSHOCK HAVE DOMINATED THE FIRST TWO MINUTES,

BUT THEY CAN'T MOVE.

THIS IS STARTING TO LOOK EERILY FAMILIAR

TO HYPERSHOCK'S EXIT FROM LAST YEAR'S TOURNEY.

IT'S THEIR FIGHT TO LOSE, BUT THEY GOT A RIGHT TO SHIFT.

POISON ARROW COUNTING UP DRUM SPINNER

BACK UP TO FULL SPEED.

...10! HIT HIM!

Rose: OH! AND THERE'S A BIG HIT FROM POISON ARROW

TO THE BACKSIDE OF HYPERSHOCK.

WILL BALES IN SERIOUS TROUBLE IF HE CAN'T GET MOVING.

OH!

OH! POISON ARROW POPPED HYPERSHOCK INTO THE AIR

AND BOUNCES HIM OFF THE RAILS.

HYPERSHOCK, I NEED TO SEE MOVEMENT.

IF YOU'RE POISON ARROW, DO YOU JUST BACK OFF

AND LET A COUNT HAPPEN AGAINST HYPERSHOCK?

OH! I GUESS NOT.

POISON ARROW POURING IT ON HERE LATE IN THE ROUND.

10, 9, 8...

IF IT AIN'T GONNA START, THEN SOMEBODY THROW IN THE TOWEL.

OH! NO MERCY FROM POISON ARROW.

IT KNOCKED HYPERSHOCK'S TIRE CLEAN OFF!

KNOCKOUT! [ BUZZER ]

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

IT'S A HUGE COME-FROM-BEHIND UPSET WIN

FOR ZACH GOFF AND THE 27-SEED POISON ARROW.

WOW, DUDE!

BOY, HYPERSHOCK, SO AGGRESSIVE FROM THE GET-GO, KENNY.

IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS HIS FIGHT TO LOSE.

YEAH. HYPERSHOCK WAS DEFINITELY SCORING POINTS

IN THESE EXCHANGES.

BUT THE REAL STORY HERE IS THE HUGE PRICE WILL BALES PAID

FOR BANGING WITH POISON ARROW'S DRUM SPINNER.

HE LOST HIS WEAPON, THEN HIS DRIVE TRAIN.

AND ONCE ZACH HAD THE TIME, HE POWERED THAT SPINNER UP

AND SENT THE NUMBER-11 SEED PACKING.

WHAT A WIN.

RED DEVIL VS. BOMBSHELL.

WE'VE GOT MUCH MORE "BATTLEBOTS" COMING YOUR WAY

RIGHT AFTER THIS.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

WELCOME BACK TO "BATTLEBOTS."

IT'S BEEN ANOTHER NIGHT OF INCREDIBLE FIGHTS,

AND THE ROUND OF 16 IS STILL GOING STRONG.

NOW, WE RETURN TO QUAD 3 TO SEE WHO EARNS THE RIGHT

TO FACE POISON ARROW IN THE QUARTERFINALS.

IT'S RED DEVIL TAKING ON BOMBSHELL.

LET'S SEE HOW THESE TWO TEAMS

GEARED UP FOR TONIGHT'S BIG MATCH.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

THE MATCH-UP BETWEEN RED DEVIL AND BOMBSHELL

FEATURES TWO BUILDERS

WHO BOTH EXECUTED PERFECT STRATEGIC GAME PLANS

TO TAKE DOWN HIGHER SEEDS IN THE TOURNAMENT.

Rose: WITCH DOCTOR, BEING THRUST BACKWARD BY RED DEVIL.

AS A LONG SHOT, THE 30 SEED JEROME MILES

USED A CLAW-AND-SAW CONFIGURATION

INSTEAD OF HIS MORE CONSERVATIVE,

DEFENSE-FIRST PLOW SET-UP.

RED DEVIL IS DOING WHAT IT WANTS.

AND THE RISK PAID HIGH REWARD...

KNOCKOUT!

...AS RED DEVIL PULLED OFF THE BIGGEST UPSET

IN THE ROUND OF 32.

Jerome: THAT FIGHT COULDN'T HAVE GONE ANY BETTER.

WE PLANNED TO GRAB ONTO THEM AND CUT THEM WITH OUR SAW,

AND IT HAPPENED.

THE SAW'S A LITTLE DULL, BUT IT DID ITS JOB.

IF WE'D RUN WITH THE PLOW, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE WON.

IT PAID OFF BIG-TIME.

WE'RE USING THE SAME WEAPON CONFIGURATION

THAT WE USED BEFORE.

I THINK WE SHOULD NOT USE OUR PLOW AGAIN.

KEEP OUR GRABBERS ON, AND JUST SEE IF WE CAN GET

AROUND TO THE SIDE. -YEAH.

SO, WE'RE UP AGAINST BOMBSHELL NEXT,

WHICH IS A REALLY COOL ROBOT.

IT HAS SO MANY DIFFERENT WEAPONS THAT THEY CAN FIGHT WITH.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AT THIS POINT.

Rose: AND RIGHT NOW IT'S BOMBSHELL

THAT'S CHOPPING OFF A LITTLE BIT OF COBALT.

Ponder: WILD-CARD SELECTION MIKE JEFFRIES

AND HIS SWISS-ARMY BOT BOMBSHELL

USED AN INNOVATIVE, HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE SPINNER...

Florian: IT'S CHOPPING OFF THE TIRES.

...TO SKILLFULLY DISMANTLE COBALT IN THE ROUND OF 32.

BRILLIANT STRATEGY FROM BOMBSHELL.

COBALT IS A BEAST OF A MACHINE, AND I DOUBT MANY PEOPLE THOUGHT

WE COULD PULL OFF WHAT WE JUST PULLED OFF.

GIVEN THE INSANE ENERGY OF WHAT WE WERE FIGHTING,

WE CAME OUT WITH, ESSENTIALLY, NO SERIOUS DAMAGE.

-THE MOTOR LOOKS FINE. -YEAH.

CHRIS, CAN YOU BRING THE VERTICAL OVER?

Ponder: MIKE JEFFRIES HAS PROVED TO BE

ONE OF THE MOST CEREBRAL BUILDERS IN THE COMPETITION.

AND FOR THIS MATCHUP, HE'S CHOSEN

TO GO WITH THE VERTICAL-DISC SPINNER AS HIS PRIMARY WEAPON.

Jeffries: THE VERTICAL SPINNER WILL BE REALLY WELL-SUITED

TO THEIR GRAB-AND-LIFT SETUP.

THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF FRAGILE,

EXPOSED COMPONENTS WE CAN GET AT.

BIG THING WE'RE GOING TO BE TARGETING

IS, PROBABLY, THEIR DRIVE TRACKS.

ONE GOOD SHOT ON HIS TRACKS WILL NOT END WELL FOR HIM.

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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

GHT.N DEVIL VS. BOMBSHELL.

KENNY, HELP BREAK DOWN THIS FIGHT.

RED DEVIL, COMING OFF THE BIG UPSET OF WITCH DOCTOR,

HOW DO YOU THINK HE APPROACHES THIS MATCHUP?

Florian: YOU KNOW, TALKING TO JEROME EARLIER,

HE'S THINKING, "IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT."

HE WANTS TO USE THOSE CLAWS TO HOLD BOMBSHELL IN PLACE

SO HE CAN BRING THE PAIN WITH THAT SAW BLADE.

IN THE MEANTIME, BOMBSHELL --

THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE SOUTHERN ALL-STARS,

THIRD FIGHT NOW, THIRD DIFFERENT WEAPON WE ARE SEEING.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, IN CONTRAST TO JEROME,

MIKE JEFFRIES, HE'S MIXING IT UP.

HE'S TAKING A CHANCE WITH THE VERTICAL SPINNER.

BUT IT BEGS THE QUESTION --

WITH A SPOT IN THE QUARTERFINALS UP FOR GRABS,

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH AN UNPROVEN WEAPON?

ULTIMATELY, I THINK IT'S A GOOD CHOICE.

ALL RIGHT. TIME TO FIND OUT. WHO'S READY FOR THIS ONE?

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

WE GO NOW INSIDE THE BATTLEBOX TO FARUQ.

[ AUDIENCE CHANTING "FARUQ! FARUQ! FARUQ'S ON FIRE!" ]

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Tauheed: IN THE RED SQUARE,

WRATH IS ONE OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS.

THIS BOT IS THE OTHER 6-6-6.

IT'S RED DEVIL!

Rose: JEROME MILES AND RED DEVIL, THE 30 SEED,

IS THE LOWEST-RANKED BOT LEFT IN THE TOURNAMENT.

HE'S GOT NOTHING TO LOSE.

AND WHEN YOU GOT NOTHING TO LOSE, YOU'RE DANGEROUS.

IN THE BLUE SQUARE,

THEY'RE THE CHAOS CORPS, AND THEY'RE BACK FOR MORE.

THEY'LL SIGN YOUR OBITUARY, "TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES."

IT'S BOMBSHELL!

OH! THEY ADDED A WEDGE, KENNY.

DO I SENSE A THEME HAPPENING HERE?

Florian: YEAH. IT'S THE SECOND ONE WE'VE SEEN TONIGHT.

AND DEEPER IN THE TOURNAMENT,

THESE TEAMS ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO NEUTRALIZE

THE PROVEN WEAPONS OF THEIR OPPOSITION.

[ APPLAUSE ]

ROBOTS, ACTIVATE.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

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RED TEAM, READY.

BLUE TEAM, READY.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

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LET THE BOT BATTLE BEGIN!

IT'S BOMBSHELL --

OH!

ALREADY GETS RED DEVIL SPUN AROUND, BUT IT LANDED NICELY.

RED DEVIL TRYING TO GET ITS BEARINGS.

CHRIS, THAT IMPACT WAS BONE-CRUSHING.

I THINK IT'S DONE SOME REAL DAMAGE TO BOTH BOTS.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT, KENNY.

THAT VERTICAL SPINNER ON BOMBSHELL HAS STOPPED WORKING.

SO BOMBSHELL DEALING WITH A BIG-TIME PROBLEM EARLY ON.

SO HOW DOES RED DEVIL TAKE ADVANTAGE, KENNY?

OH! RED DEVIL'S ON TOP OF HIM.

HE GETS AWAY.

HE'S GOT TO ATTACK THE SIDE IF HE CAN.

OH, NO! HE'S UPSIDE DOWN!

RED DEVIL JUST CAN'T GET A CLEAR SHOT.

THE SWISS-ARMY BOT

HAS TO COMPLETELY CHANGE HIS GAME PLAN HERE.

OH!

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, CHRIS.

THE MIKE JEFFRIES BOMBSHELL

HAS BEEN REDUCED TO A BATTERING RAM.

WELL, RED DEVIL HAVING SOME PROBLEMS SELF-RIGHTING HERE.

HE NEEDS TO GET IT TOGETHER

BECAUSE THIS MATCH IS HIS FOR THE TAKING.

BOMBSHELL -- HE'S GOT HIM.

TAKING RED DEVIL FOR A... LITTLE STROLL ON THE BEACH.

YEAH. NOT QUITE WHAT HE WAS HOPING FOR, CHRIS.

NOW RED DEVIL'S PRIMARY WEAPON, THAT SAW, IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL,

BUT IT HASN'T LANDED ANY SHOTS ON BOMBSHELL YET.

BOMBSHELL'S DRIVING JUST TOO GOOD, CHRIS.

OH! AND THE PULVERIZER DOES SOME DAMAGE.

UH-OH. KILLSAW GETS A PIECE OF BOMBSHELL.

OH! BIG HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWEEN BOMBSHELL AND RED DEVIL.

KENNY, BOMBSHELL DOING PRETTY WELL OUT HERE

WITHOUT AN ACTIVE WEAPON.

YEAH, BUT AS WE'VE SEEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN, CHRIS,

THESE JUDGES TEND TO FAVOR PRIMARY WEAPON USE.

IF RED DEVIL CAN JUST GET THAT SAW TO CONNECT,

HE CAN WIN THIS THING.

OH! TAKING ANOTHER SHOT!

BOMBSHELL TAKING IT TO RED DEVIL.

OH, RED DEVIL WITH A LITTLE PIROUETTE MOVE.

THIS ISN'T A DANCE SHOW, KENNY.

NO MIRRORED BALLS. JUST A GIANT NUT.

[ LAUGHS ] YEAH. GOOD POINT, CHRIS.

LOOK AT BOMBSHELL.

BOMBSHELL MIGHT BE TRYING TO GET RED DEVIL OUT OF THE ARENA.

BOMBSHELL DOING A LOT OF PUSHING AND SHOVING

BUT THAT VERTICAL DISC SPINNER STILL NOT FUNCTIONING.

YEAH. AND THAT WEDGE IS NOT A LIFTING MECHANISM.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO PUT HIM

UP IN THAT AREA AND GET HIM STUCK.

BOMBSHELL BACKING AWAY.

BUILDING A HEAD OF STEAM.

CLOSING IN. AHH! A SIDE-STEP BY RED DEVIL.

MAYBE IT IS A DANCE FLOOR, KENNY.

[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH. I HAVE A FEELING

THIS ONE'S GOING TO GO THE DISTANCE, CHRIS.

BOMBSHELL LOOKING TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON.

TRYING TO IMPRESS THE JUDGES TO GET THE WIN.

OH!

OH! KILLSAWS GETTING IN ON THE ACTION.

THE CROWD'S COUNTING IT DOWN.

OH! THERE'S GOES RED DEVIL FINALLY WITH THAT SAW.

[ BUZZER ]

AND IT'S ALL OVER!

A FASCINATING FIGHT TO SEE WHO MOVES ON TO THE QUARTERFINALS.

MICHAEL JEFFRIES AND HIS CREW WONDERING,

"WHAT WENT WRONG WITH OUR PRIMARY WEAPON?"

JEROME MILES AND RED DEVIL WONDERING IF THEY DID ENOUGH

TO IMPRESS THE PANEL OF JUDGES.

WE'LL GET A DECISION

AND SEE WHO'S MOVING ON TO THE ELITE 8 RIGHT AFTER THIS.

WE'LL GET A DECISION

Rose: WELCOME BACK TO "BATTLEBOTS,"

WHERE WE AWAIT A DECISION IN THIS TACTICAL MATCHUP

BETWEEN RED DEVIL AND BOMBSHELL.

AND HERE ARE OUR THREE JUDGES.

WE'VE GOT FON DAVIS, JESSICA CHOBOT,

AND OUR CELEBRITY GUEST JUDGE MICHAEL STEVENS,

A YOUTUBE LEGEND OF VSAUCE FAME.

WHILE THEY WORK OUT THE PARTICULARS,

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME ACTION FROM THE FIGHT.

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Rose: KENNY, BOMBSHELL'S STRATEGY WORKED PERFECTLY

EARLY ON WHEN THAT NASTY UPPERCUT

SENT RED DEVIL FLYING, BUT HIS WEAPON NEVER WORKED AFTER THAT.

Florian: YEAH. IT OPENED UP THE DOOR

FOR RED DEVIL TO SCORE WITH THAT SAW BLADE.

BUT BOMBSHELL STAYED AGGRESSIVE WITH THAT WEDGE

AND STOPPED RED DEVIL FROM DOING ANY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

WHO'S MOVING ON TO THE ELITE 8? LET'S FIND OUT.

HERE'S FARUQ.

THE RESULTS FROM THE JUDGES ARE IN.

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THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION...

...BOMBSHELL.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

TOUGH FIGHT TO CALL, KENNY,

BUT I THINK THE JUDGES GOT THIS ONE RIGHT.

YEAH. I THINK BOMBSHELL IS GOING TO GO BACK TO THE PITS,

WORK OUT THE KINKS, AND COME BACK STRONG IN THE NEXT ROUND.

SO THE 19 SEED, BOMBSHELL, MOVES ON TO THE ROUND OF 8

TO FACE THE 27 SEED, POISON ARROW,

IN THIS UNPREDICTABLE PART OF THE BRACKET

WHERE TRULY ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.

BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S TIME FOR A BOT WE DID EXPECT TO SEE HERE.

ONE OF TOURNAMENT'S TOP DOGS,

NUMBER 2 SEED BRONCO TAKING ON THE 15 SEED RAZORBACK.

LET'S SEE WHAT THESE TEAMS HAVE BEEN UP TO

SINCE THEIR LAST FIGHT.

-OH! -OH!

Ponder: AS THE TOURNAMENT'S NUMBER-2 SEED,

XANDER ROSE AND REASON BRADLEY EXPECT AN EVENTUAL REMATCH

WITH THE BOT THAT TOOK THEM OUT LAST YEAR -- TOMBSTONE.

HUGE HIT THERE FROM TOMBSTONE!

SO THEY TREATED THEIR MATCHUP WITH CHROME FLY'S SPINNING BLADE

AS TUNE-UP FIGHT.

HE'S GOING IN FOR THE KILL HERE!

[ AUDIENCE OHS ]

YEAH. THAT WAS WORTH THE WAIT.

OUR STRATEGY IN THIS FIGHT WAS TO USE OUR NEW STEEL TAIL ARMOR

THAT IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR HORIZONTAL SPINNERS.

AND WE GOT SOME GOOD RESULTS WITH THAT.

IT'S PERFECT.

BRONCO MAY BE LOOKING PAST THE SWEET 16,

BUT HIS OPPONENT, VETERAN BUILDER ZACH BIEBER,

IS NOBODY'S STEPPING-STONE.

ZACK PROVED RAZORBACK IS A CONTENDER

WHEN HE KNOCKED OUT GHOST RAPTOR IN THE ROUND OF 32.

WHOO!

WE BUILD TOUGH ROBOTS.

WE BUILD ROBOTS THAT GO INTO WAR ZONES.

GOOD DRIVING.

WE BUILT RAZORBACK WITH THE SAME THING IN MIND --

HARSH CONDITIONS IN THE BATTLEBOX.

WE DON'T HAVE HARDLY ANY DAMAGE. BARELY EVEN DENTED.

THAT'S THE ONLY ONE OVER THERE.

Ponder: RAZORBACK IS A MODULAR BOT,

AND TO FIGHT BRONCO,

ZACK BIEBER HAS CHOSEN THE DRUM SPINNER AS HIS PRIMARY WEAPON.

HOPEFULLY, THIS'LL POP SOME WHEELS.

RAZORBACK HAS A DRUM SPINNER THAT'S PRETTY NASTY.

SO, UH, JUST TRYING TO OUTDRIVE HIM,

GET AROUND THE SIDES OF HIM,

AND, UH, KEEP 'EM IN THE AIR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THEY'RE PROBABLY DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN

TO LOCK DOWN AND GET READY FOR SOME SERIOUS AIR TIME.

ARMOR WISE, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO?

-BOTTOM FOR SURE. -YEAH.

IT WOULD BE GOOD 'CAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET FLIPPED.

-YEAH. -YEAH.

RAZORBACK CAN TAKE A FEW HITS FROM BRONCO.

I THINK HE CAN FLIP US UP TO THE CEILING

AND WE CAN LAND AND KEEP ON MOVING.

RAZORBACK ATTACK MODE.

BRONCO'S A REALLY TOUGH ROBOT, BUT HE CAN BE BEATEN.

I'VE SEEN IT LAST SEASON,

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ONES TO DO IT THIS SEASON.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ARE YOU READY?

IT'S ROBOT-FIGHTING TIME.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

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Rose: KENNY, ZACK BIEBER'S BEEN AROUND THIS GAME A LONG TIME,

AND HE'S KNOWN TEAM BRONCO OVER 15 YEARS

THROUGH VARIOUS COMPETITIONS.

EVEN NAMED HIS SON REASON AFTER BRONCO'S REASON BRADLEY.

THESE GUYS ARE GOOD FRIENDS.

YEAH. IN MY CAREER, I'VE HAD TO FIGHT A FRIEND OR TWO,

AND I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S NOT EASY.

BUT THESE GUYS ARE PROS, AND WHEN THAT BATTLEBOX DOOR CLOSES,

ALL BETS ARE OFF, AND MAY THE BEST BOT WIN.

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THE MOST POWERFUL PNEUMATIC FLIPPER WE'VE EVER SEEN, KENNY.

AND NOW THEY'RE MASTERING THIS NEW STRATEGY

OF DRIVING BACKWARDS WITH THAT REAR WEDGE,

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE BRINGING TO THIS MATCH WITH RAZORBACK.

THAT'S RIGHT, BUT THE ONE FLAW

IS THAT THE WEIGHT OF THEIR WHEEL ARMOR

IS NOW BEING USED IN THE WEDGE.

SO IF RAZORBACK CAN GET AROUND THE SIDE OF BRONCO,

THEY CAN ATTACK THE WHEELS AND DISABLE THE ROBOT.

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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

IN THE RED SQUARE, THIS BOT GOES BAREBACK --

UNSADDLED BUT NEVER RATTLED.

IT'S BRONCO!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

THE NUMBER-2 SEED WITH A PAIR OF KNOCKOUTS,

ONE OVER BLACKSMITH AND ONE OVER CHROME FLY,

TO GET TO THE ROUND OF 16.

IN THE BLUE SQUARE, IF IT WERE A RAPPER,

IT WOULD BE CALLED THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G.

I LOVE IT WHEN YOU CALL ME PIG PAPA.

IT'S RAZORBACK!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

THIS RAZORBACK TEAM WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED.

ZACK BIEBER AND THAT DRUM SPINNER, READY FOR BATTLE.

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Rose: I HAVE TO ADMIT SOMETHING.

EVERY TIME BRONCO FLIPS ITS OPPONENT,

I JUMP OUT OF MY SEAT. -[ LAUGHS ]

YOU DON'T HAVE, LIKE, AN EXTRA SEATBELT HANDY

JUST SO I CAN KEEP MY BIG BUTT IN THE CHAIR?

-IT'S FLIPPING YOU, AS WELL. -IT IS.

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ROBOTS, ACTIVATE.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

THE FEARED FLIPPER, BRONCO, GOES TO WAR

WITH RAZORBACK'S WICKED DRUM SPINNER

FOR A COVETED SPOT IN THE QUARTERFINALS RIGHT AFTER THIS.

♪ WITH RAZORBACK'S WICKED DRUM SPINNER

Rose: WELCOME BACK TO "BATTLEBOTS,"

WHERE WE'VE GOT TOURNAMENT POWERHOUSE,

NUMBER-2 SEED BRONCO,

ALL SET TO GO AGAINST HIS LONGTIME FRIEND,

BUT TONIGHT, HIS ADVERSARY,

15 SEED RAZORBACK,

LOOKING FOR THE BIG UPSET INSIDE THE BATTLEBOX.

[ AUDIENCE CHANTING "FIGHT" ]

RED TEAM, READY.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

BLUE TEAM, READY.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

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Rose: LET THE BOT BATTLE BEGIN!

AND BRONCO ONCE AGAIN DRIVING BACKWARDS, WEDGE FIRST.

I SEE BRONCO TRYING TO KEEP HIS NOSE IN FRONT OF HIM.

ALWAYS TRYING TO STAY IN FRONT OF RAZORBACK.

HE WANTS TO KEEP THAT DRUM SPINNER

AWAY FROM HIS EXPOSED WHEELS.

THERE'S THAT WEDGE DOING ITS JOB.

BUT BRONCO'S YET TO FIRE THAT WEAPON.

RAZORBACK ON THE ATTACK AGAIN AND...

AH! AH! OH!

THERE'S THAT FLIPPER FIRING THE REVERSE FLIP.

STILL HAS ENOUGH POWER TO SEND RAZORBACK ACROSS THE BOX.

BRONCO FIGHTING A PERFECT FIGHT RIGHT NOW USING THAT WEDGE.

HE'S GOT RAZORBACK CONFUSED. HOW DO YOU HIT THIS GUY?

OH! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!

MASSIVE SHOT FROM BRONCO.

ZACK BIEBER NEEDS A NEW PLAN, CHRIS.

BRONCO STILL GOING WEDGE FIRST,

AND THAT DRUM SPINNER'S GOT NOTHING TO GRAB ON TO.

OH! HUGE HIT FROM BRONCO!

AND NOW, WHAT IS THIS?!

NO!

HE GOT HIM ON ITS SIDE!

HOW'S THAT FOR A DESIGN FLAW, KENNY?

A MILLION TO ONE SHOT, BUT RAZORBACK CANNOT MOVE.

I'M COUNTING YOU OUT UNLESS HE KNOCKS YOU DOWN.

THIS IS BRONCO DOING A LITTLE GAMESMANSHIP.

THEY ARE FRIENDS.

FLIP US! LET'S KEEP IT GOING!

TEAM RAZORBACK IMPLORING XANDER AND REASON.

THEY'RE READY TO KEEP FIGHTING.

WILL BRONCO KEEP THIS FIGHT ALIVE?

8, 7, 6, 5...

TEAM BRONCO IS GOING TO TAKE THE OUT ON THIS ONE.

THIS FIGHT'S GONNA BE OVER, KENNY.

KNOCKOUT. [ BUZZER ]

OH!

HE TOOK THE KNOCKOUT

INSTEAD OF HELPING HIS BUDDY GET BACK ON ITS WHEELS.

ONCE AGAIN, THERE ARE NO FRIENDSHIPS

INSIDE THE BATTLEBOX.

Florian: THIS IS WAR, BABY.

SORRY. YOU GUYS WERE DOING TOO MUCH DAMAGE.

Rose: WHAT'D YOU THINK OF THE NEW STRATEGY?

IT WAS PRETTY INCREDIBLE, CHRIS.

THE FLIPPER IS SO POWERFUL THAT EVEN THESE BACKWARDS ATTACKS

WERE ENOUGH TO TOSS RAZORBACK UPSIDE DOWN.

THAT WEDGE DEFENSE WORKING TO PERFECTION FOR BRONCO,

BUT DEFINITELY SOME LUCK INVOLVED IN THAT FINISH.

THERE'S THAT FLIP.

THAT WAS THE WINNING MOVE RIGHT THERE, AND...

YOU STAY RIGHT THERE, RAZORBACK.

STICK THE LANDING.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

Rose: OKAY. SO, BRONCO, THREE FIGHTS, THREE KNOCKOUTS.

AS A FAN, I WANT TO SEE THAT THING LAUNCH ITS OPPONENTS,

LIKE, 20 FEET IN THE AIR. -[ LAUGHS ]

BUT I GUESS, FROM A PRACTICAL STANDPOINT,

IT WAS A SMART MOVE BY BRONCO.

Florian: YOU KNOW, LISTEN, IT'S -- IT'S FIGHT AFTER FIGHT.

IT'S A TOURNAMENT.

IT'S NOT JUST ONE FIGHT, SO THEY HAVE TO PLAY IT SMART

BRONCO GOES FROM FACING RAZORBACK'S MODULAR DRUM

TO THE GODFATHER OF ALL DRUM SPINNERS.

MINOTAUR IS WAITING FOR BRONCO IN THE ELITE 8,

AND I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED FOR THAT MATCHUP.

IT'S GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE, KENNY.

LET'S GO UP TO SAM.

Ponder: WELL, THAT'S IT.

WE ARE NOW HALFWAY THROUGH THE ROUND OF 16.

TONIGHT, WE SAW CARNAGE, WE SAW CELEBRATIONS,

AND WE SAW EXACTLY WHY THESE BUILDERS

ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

JOIN US NEXT TIME

WHEN THE REMAINING BOTS IN THE ROUND OF 16

FIGHT TO MOVE ON

AS THE QUEST FOR THE GIANT NUT CONTINUES

RIGHT HERE ON "BATTLEBOTS."

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