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>>> Tonight on the live "ink"

"master revenge" season finale...

America, your votes will

directly impact who wins, and

for the first time ever, the

eliminated artists will also be

sending one finalist packing.

Oliver's backstage right now

with the eliminated artists.

What's the vibe, Oliver?

>> You guys have a huge decision

to make.

Ashley, whose side are you on

tonight?

>> Jime, you're a veteran of the

competition.

Are you team cleen?

>> Hey, I'm excited to see

myself.

>> That's the way I like it.

Nunez, how are you doing?

>> Good.

I'm back here with the gentlemen

themselves.

How we feeling?

Nervous, good?

>> Deja-vu, what will happen?

>> I'm confident I could do the

best tattoo I could do and I'm

pumped no doubt in my mind.

I did everything you guys wanted

me to do.

>> Awesome man, thank you.

Well, five years in the game,

what do you think?

>> Man, it's been a crazy ride.

I've done everything I possibly

can.

It's out of hi my hands now.

>> Christian, experience in the

game.

>> I feel so confident with my

tattoos, if I lose to clean,

I'll get a revenge tattoo.

>> All right.

America, you heard it first.

That's what it is, Dave, back to

you, my brother.

>> Chris, thank you so much.

As you can hear this crowd is

pumped, pumped and they are

ready.

For the first time ever, our

three finalists will reveal not

one, but two 24-hour master

canvases.

The most tattooing ever

attempted to win the title.

It's all happening now, on "ink"

master live."

>> Announcer: This season on

"ink master," 16 new and veteran

artists were battling it out to

prove they're the best.

Each week the competition was

rattled to its core, as veteran

artists returned, looking for

revenge.

Alliances formed.

One by one they were eliminated.

In the end, three artists were

left standing.

Cleen, Christian and Anthony.

>> This is going to be an

absolute show [ Bleep ] murder

fest.

>> We're here to play a game.

Know what the name of the game

is?

[ Bleep ] The guy next to you.

>> I hope the new guys drop the

ball.

I want to see a veteran finally.

>> My tattoo was [ Bleep ]

Fantastic.

I [ Bleep ] Nailed it.

>> Lord have mercy.

>> One by one, they were

eliminated.

>> This is one of the biggest

backfires in ink master history.

>> You're freaking the [ Bleep ]

Out while you're tattooing.

>> Her tattoo was butchered.

>> Every elimination was tough.

>> Alex, Sarah, Jimmy, sausage,

Jimmy, maddi, James none of you

have what it takes.

>> In the end, three were left

stranded, clean, Christian and

Anthony.

>> You will each be assigned two

master canvasses you must tattoo

the chest.

The judges have chosen the style

to test your specific

weaknesses.

For your second master canvass,

you must tattoo a sleeve.

Then the eliminated artist you

competed against all season long

will form a jury.

They will which is the second

artist in the top two.

>> So the guys I beat fair and

square determine my fate?

>> I just got kicked in the

balls.

>> Tonight, on the live season

finally of "ink master," the

most

ambitious master canvases ever

attempted will be revealed, but

only one will earn a

$100,000 prize and the title of

"ink master."

>> The chest piece will get me

to the final two and the sleeve

will be the nail in the coffin.

Only one will earn a

$100,000 prize and the title of

"ink master."

>> It's the "ink master revenge"

season finale, coming to you

live from New York City.

As always, I'm joined by two

legends in the business...

Oliver peck

and Chris Nunez.

This was a cutthroat season.

Oliver, what did you think of

the talent this season?

>> Chris, did you think we'd

have more veterans in the

finale?

>> All right, before we bring

this was the funnest season I

had the pleasure of

participating in and seeing our

fans come back.

I thought this was incredible.

>> For sure.

Before we bring

out the finalists, we've got to

check out the tattoos that are

happening live.

This season reignited one of the

most heated rivalries this

competition has ever seen...

Matti and sausage have been

tattooing head-to-head for the

last five and half hours.

Let's take a look at what got

them to this rematch.

>> I thought I smelled sausage.

>> That little one made it back.

>> I need to come out guns

blazing so you can get a taste

of what it was like to beme.

>> Sausage, who do you challenge

to a head-to-head face-off.

>> Matti.

>> You ready for this?

>> Mano El mano.

>> The artist who you think

deserves to be in the final two

is sausage.

[ Cheers ]

>> Well, they are not here to

save you this time ♪[ Bleep ].

My mouth is watering and all I

want to eat is sausage.

>> We're tied.

[ Applause ]

>> All right.

>> Let's hear it.

The tie gets broken tonight.

On the line, not money but

something even more valuable.

Tonight, it's their own skin in

the ultimate act of revenge, the

winner of this rematch gets to

tattoo the loser live here

tonight with any design that

they want, right?

But that's not all.

Is that all?

>> Never.

>> That is not all.

This time the judges aren't

making the decision.

Because

all of you are.

That is right,

the audience here in the house

is going to decide whether matti

or sausage has the best tattoo.

So, matti, tell us about your

tattoo.

>> Working on this big tattoo.

I've been on fire all day.

No way he'll touch me.

>> Sausage, tell us about your

tattoo?

>> I know you guys love it when

I tattoo the beautiful laies so

I have a beautiful, spiritual

native American woman

>> All right, you have about

20 minutes left.

The clock is ticking, good luck.

Now to the main event.

This season we had the toughest

artists past and present,

fighting for the title of ink

master, but these three artists

held strong.

Let's bring out your finalists.

Christian Buckingham,

Anthony Michaels,

cleen rock one.

Welcome, guys.

Mixed reviews.

Y'all ready for this?

Ready for this?

>> Hell yeah we're ready.

>> Come on, this is live.

[ Cheers ]

>> Let's get to it.

Each of you tattooed not one,

but two master canvases.

America will vote one artist

into the top two, based on your

first master canvas... a 24-hour

chest piece.

What you don't know is that the

winner of America's vote will

also get $20,000 from gildan

usa... the biggest prize ever

awarded to an "ink master" fan

favorite.

Huge, right?

Someone is getting 20 k here.

Then the eliminated artist jury

will pick the second artist in

the top two.

That means whoever doesn't get

picked by America or the jury

will be eliminated.

Let's do it.

Let's take a look at your first

master canvases.

Bring them out.

Christian, step up.

Let's start with you.

The judges assigned you American

traditional.

Tell us about your tattoo

, buddy.

[ Cheers ]

Tell us about it.

Tell us about it.

>> He's a patriotic guy and

wanted to put strength with the

eagle and redemption there.

The gypsy was to show, to look

at the future and never back and

we really wanted something super

strong and powerful and I'm

super proud of this thing.

>> Bad, thank you, man.

[ Cheers ]

All right.

Next up, is Anthony.

Bring it up, buddy.

Anthony,

we assigned you Japanese.

Talk about it.

>> Even though I had an open

canvass, I wanted to give him

something he likes, as well.

He has to wear it the rest of

his life.

You wish to see the more dragon,

the full body so I gave you that

and then some in hopes to redeem

myself.

>> All right.

Man, thank you.

>> Finally, back again for the

second time, cleen rock, come on

up, dude.

The judges assigned you fine

lien

black and grey.

Talk about that.

>> Yeah, basically you guys

assigned me black and gray and

that's not my forte so I looked

at the guys I admire and tried

to do something as close to that

as possible.

>> All right.

Man, thanks, fellas.

[ Cheers ]

>> Cleen, you're the only

veteran to make it to the

finale, and this is your second

time on this stage.

You feeling the pressure?

>> Well, you know, I'm super

confident and comfortable and

basically this is it.

Do or die.

>> It is, man.

All right, cleen

>> All right, America, you've

seen their first master

canvases.

Voting is officially opened.

To vote for Christian tweet

♪inkchristian.

To vote for Anthony, tweet

♪inkanthony.

And to

tweet ♪inkcleen.

The artist with the most votes

will earn a spot in the top two,

putting them one step closer to

the title of ink master and

instantly awarding them

$20,000 from gildan usa.

Vote now.

>>> When we come back, the

eliminated artists are ready to

set the record straight on

exactly what went down in their

season.

And coming up later, the

finalists will reveal their

second master canvases.

It's all happening live.

Don't go away.

>>> Yeah.

All right.

Welcome back to the live "ink"

"master" live finale.

Time is running out, America.

Vote now to put your favorite

artist into the top two.

To vote for Christian, tweet

♪inkchristian.

To vote for Anthony, tweet

♪inkanthony.

And to vote for cleen rock one,

tweet ♪inkcleen.

All right, let's check in on the

live rematch tattoos.

What's up sausage?

>> Good, how are you?

>>

Sausage, why'd you call out to

matti?

>> Well, let's go check in with

matti.

Because the slate is swipe d

clean, I'm here to prove I have

what it takes to just beat him

once and for all.

>> So this is really under your

skin so to speak.

>> Well, let's go check in with

matti.

There he is.

Dude,

matti, you think you're getting

a tattoo tonight?

>> Really.

>> That's what he said.

>> Definitely not happening

tonight, buddy.

He's been whining and crying

since he went home and I'm just

going to send him home again.

>> Wow, spoken like a confident

man.

You guys only have about ten

minutes left to tattoo.

You'd better hope the crowd's on

your side.

All right now, it's time to

bring out the eliminated

artists.

It is great in here.

You guys are great, by the way,

competing for the first time

this season...

Corey Davis,

cris gherman,

Ashley Velazquez,

Picasso dular,

Alex rockoff,

and Megan Jean Morris.

And the veterans who came back,

seeking revenge...

St. marq,

Sarah Miller,

jime litwalk,

Jesse Smith,

and James Vaughn.

Welcome back, guys.

This was definitely one of the

most talented groups of artists

ever to compete.

With a different veteran

returning every week, there was

more strategy at play than ever

before.

Let's take a look.

>> Guys, I have to know, what

>> To win the $100,000 you must

tattoo some of the fearest.

They are back looking for

revenge.

>> I think if the three of us

team up, we're a power house.

>> You need to level the playing

field.

>> We established ourselves

first.

I don't give a [ Bleep ] who

walks back in here.

>> Sausage.

>> She wants a full body under

water sea.

>> Can I back myself now?

>> They keep going against

veterans each time.

>> Time to turn the tables.

These new guys, time to get out

of here.

>> Cleen and I have found each

other.

I don't want to make an enemy

out of cleen but I can't have my

alliance shaft me because I'm

being nice to cleen.

>> There is more of a liability

than an asset.

This is you and me to the end.

>> We were on top the whole

beginning and it's slipping.

I'm concerned about what you and

cleen have going on.

>> First after all, I'm not

beating cleen.

>> I'm careful if I were you.

>> Who?

>> You and Christian.

>> I'm on board.

>> If two people are in a

relationship in this house,

that's a power couple.

>> These are two birds and we

need one stone.

>> Two people can go to the

finally.

>> We are all here to play a

game and the name of the game is

[ bleep ] The man next to you if

you have to to get to the end.

[ Cheers ]

>> Hold up, guys.

Hold it up.

>> Guys, I have to know, what

was it like having a new veteran

entering the competition each

week?

Alex, did it change the game?

>> Yeah, it definitely changed

the game.

It definitely divided the house

with veterans and the new

artists coming in.

I felt like a new artist

naturally banded together right

from the start.

>> James, you were the last

veteran to enter the game.

Did that put a target on your

back?

>> Lord have mercy.

I'm going to say it did.

[ Laughter ]

>> Coming into the competition

was like a snake pit and I felt

like the new artists were coming

at me from every angle.

>> Oli?

>> It's becoming more about

strategy and in this season

especially people teaming up

together.

>> Creating alliances.

>> Yes.

>> Sarah?

>> That was one way to play the

game but alliances and throwing

people under the bus, I think it

kind of creates unnecessary

drama and tension and affects

the artwork.

On my season, it wasn't a

malicious shark tank.

>> Well, Christian, you created

the alliance that some would

argue ran the game.

>> What do you think about that?

>> Yeah, I think to win this

competition you had to have a

good strategy to keep your

opponents down.

That makes you a smart player.

We came in with a huge

disadvantage against the vets

and trying to survive.

It was logical to band together

and hit the vest as hard as we

could and look who is sitting

here.

[ Cheers ]

>> That's interesting.

Let's talk to matti because

matti, you kind of praised both

sides.

>> You come into a house and

everybody is going after you.

You would be stupid if you

didn't.

>> Yeah.

>> Wow.

There can only be one "ink"

"master" so if you have to form

some crazy alliance and army to

knock everybody out, come on.

>> Yeah, here we go with the

lone wolf thing again, man.

What about your girlfriend?

How is that any different?

It's the same thing.

>> Girlfriend, huh?

>> Absolutely.

The same thing.

I'll tell you the biggest

mistake Megan made was leaving

the alliance and hooking up...

>> How do you respond to that?

>> Look, I respect the

allegiance.

Clearly that strategy worked for

them.

I think that I just thought it

was ridiculous that Anthony and

Christian thought they could

tell me who I could hang out

with.

>> Okay.

>> So ultimately, ultimately,

they didn't like that I wouldn't

go after cleen and eventually my

relationship with cleen was more

important to me than the

alliance.

>> Let's get into that.

We're all dying to know.

Hold up, guys, you want to hear

this.

We're dying to know the status

between you and cleen here?

>> Yeah, we've avoided that.

>> Let's get into it live on

national television.

No better time.

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers ]

>> All right.

Okay.

I'm a pretty up front person.

Cleen and I have, like I would

call it, dated.

>> Okay.

>> And we're figuring it out.

Cleen is a cowboy and he's easy

to love, but hard to hold.

>> I got you.

There you have it.

We thank you for your honesty.

I don't know if you're aware of

this but divinity entered the

room.

The tattoo God himself.

He's bestowed his presence among

us.

>> I think it was hilarious they

came after me.

Clearly, the guy they should

have gone after is tattooed face

guy here.

If they thought for a second he

had their back, they are

stupid than they look.

>> Wow.

>> I think as soon as he saw

what was coming back, he started

lying to these...

>> Wow.

Alex.

How do you respond to that?

>> I don't know.

I mean, I would definitely say

Christian and Anthony were there

to do a job, you know.

Mark was there to mess with

people for his own sick

pleasure.

[ Laughter ]

[ Cheers ]

>> I was just so happy that I

got to see his cocky butt pack

his bags first.

>> Wow.

So safe to say you guys aren't

vacationing any time soon

together.

>> We aren't headed to Maui.

>> Is there a benefit to playing

the strategy side of the game?

>> I think that we always say to

work smart and not hard, and it

goes with the same thing playing

the game.

Everybody lines up.

Really, one thing is true there

is one "ink master."

All the mouths in the world

can't cash that check.

>> Anthony, do you think you

would be sitting where you are

had it not been for your

alliance?

>> At first but you can't win

the title of "ink master" just

by doing tattoos.

>>> Unfortunately, I got to move

along.

We will have a chance to hear

what all of you have to say in a

moment.

13 of you including matti and

sausage will form the eliminated

artist jury.

Once we reveal America's vote,

the jury will deliberate live

and based on the chest pieces,

they will put the finalist into

the top two sending one artist

packing.

All right?

Before the jury can deliberate,

we need to get to America's

vote.

Vote for who you think deserves

a spot in the top two and when

we come back, the judges will

critique the canvass and we're

just a few minutes from finding

out who is going to win the live

rematch tattoo, matti or

sausage.

Don't go away.

>>> Welcome back.

All right, time's almost up on

the live rematch tattoo between

matti and sausage.

Hold up, guys, I always do it by

myself.

Do it with me.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Time is up.

Machines down.

Time is up.

No more ink.

In just a few minutes, we'll

take a look at your finished

tattoos and the crowd will

determine which one of you is

going to get permanent revenge.

All right.

While matti and sausage clean

up, it's time for the judges to

critique the 24-hour chest

pieces.

America, at the end of the

critique, voting will be closed.

This is your last chance to get

your favorite artist one step

closer to the title of ink

master.

Tweet your votes now.

Christian, you're up first.

Step up.

[ Cheers ]

>> Christian, I got to say

hitting American traditional,

you killed it.

This is probably the best

American traditional tattoo

we've seen in this competition

so far.

I love the size.

I love how bold it is.

I love the look.

I love the imagery.

I think that it is... this is a

tattoo from here across the room

looks bad ass.

>> Chris.

What do you think?

>> Christian, I really love what

you did here.

I love the fit of the tattoo.

I I can see it across the room.

It's beautiful.

Details are perfect, tough,

bulletproof and says America and

the real way you have that that

cuts across the chest, the eagle

and beautiful fit of the gypsy

head in the sunltcenter adores

body beautifully.

Thank you.

>> Take a peak.

Anthony, you're up next.

Bring it up.

Look at that.

[ Cheers ]

>> Anthony, the judges designed

you Japanese.

It's hear from our Japanese guy,

Chris.

What are your thoughts?

>> Beautiful, man.

You did a great job and for

something you never do, you hit

it out of the park.

I have a question for you, did

you run out of time?

>> I did.

I did.

I definitely bit off more than I

can chew going in.

As I mentioned before, I really

wanted to show the full body.

I think I was on to something

good during the competition.

During this challenge and I

wanted to bring it to the table.

>> What do you think?

>> Anthony, I really think you

nailed the details and style and

look of the dragon is amazing.

I wish it was finished and the

head stood out more clearly but

hitting the style, you did what

you were supposed to do.

>> Pal, have a seat.

Cleen, come on up.

Debut, fine lien

black and grey.

>> Well, cleen, this is a

beautiful tattoo.

I love the imagery and contrast

with black and gray.

I wish it was a little more old

school fine line.

It's got more of your

traditional flavor into it but

it's a great tattoo and has a

lot of stuff in there.

I'm stoked to you really hit the

challenge you were given.

>> Chris?

>> Cleen, I love this tattoo,

man.

It's beautiful and fits nice but

the imagery you selected is so

powerful to fit what you were

challenged and asked to do.

The detail in the sacred heard

is beautiful, man.

Congratulations, that's a great

tattoo.

>> Cleen, have a seat here.

America, you heard what the

judges think and soon, we'll

find out what you think

because voting is now closed.

Times up.

That's it.

No more voting.

While America's votes are being

tallied, matti and sausage, it's

time to determine who gets

permanent revenge.

Step up with your canvases.

[ Cheers ]

>> All right.

All right.

Hold on, guys.

David, David,

it's up to the live crowd to

settle the score, and declare a

winner.

The artist who wins this rematch

gets to tattoo the loser with

any design he wants, live, right

here tonight.

Are you guys ready?

Y'all ready for this?

Matti, let's see that tattoo.

Yeah, man.

Why should they vote for you?

>> Not yet, no.

Not yet.

Not yet.

Save it, guys, save it guys.

We'll need you, we'll need you.

>> Matti, why should we vote for

you?

>> It's nothing stiff that's

been done before.

I put a lot of my style in this

and wanted to do something

universal.

>> Pretty bad ass.

Sausage, let's take a look at

your tattoo.

[ Cheers ]

>> Sausage,

why should the audience vote for

you?

>> I feel like I played this

game with integrity.

I didn't have to play the game

throwing anybody under the bus

or talking behind their back.

What I really loved about this

competition and coming into it

was the ability to do what I

would do my best and I think

America got it right the first

time when they voted me and I

think the audience is smart.

They know a good tattoo when

they see it and will do it

again.

>> Up to the audience.

That will do it every time,

right?

>> All right, your fate is about

to be determined.

Two bad ass tattoos,

sausage, matti, it all comes

down to this.

Wait, hold it.

Hold it.

The tattoo that receives the

loudest applause wins the

rematch.

On the line... a revenge tattoo.

Are you guys ready to pick a

winner?

Who thinks by a show of volume,

who thinks sausage had the best

tattoo?

[ Cheers ]

>> Okay.

Okay.

All right.

Reset.

Who thinks matti has the best

tattoo?

[ Cheers ]

>> Okay.

Got it.

All right.

I'm going to go to the judges.

Who had the loudest applause?

>> To me, it seemed like matti.

>> Really?

>> Boo!

>> Crazy.

I heard sausage.

You are crazy.

>> Sausage, sausage, sausage!

Sausage, sausage!

>> You guys, I got to talk to

Oliver for a minute.

You know, Oliver...

>> They both were pretty loud.

>> Oliver, sometimes I think you

hear what you want to hear.

>> I think they were both really

loud.

>> I got to go with sausage on

that one.

>> I mean, it was loud.

[ Cheers ]

>> So you say, matti, I saw

sausage.

>> I say the crowd said sausage.

>> The crowd said sausage.

There it is.

The winner of the head-to-head

rematch is sausage.

That means, matti looks like

you're getting tattooed tonight,

man.

Looks like you're getting

tattooed and not only that, it's

whatever design sausage wants.

That's got to sting, dude.

I will say killer tattoo, man.

>> Hey, thank you.

>> Both of you guys, great job.

[ Applause ]

>> But first, we need to reveal

America's vote putting one

artist into the top two and then

our jury will deliberate putting

the second artist into the top

two and I know you're dying to

know what's coming up on the

next season of "ink master."

We got a sneak peak of that so

stay tuned.

>>> Welcome back.

America, you've been voting all

night for the artist you think

deserves a spot in the top two

based on their "ink master"

canvas chest piece.

The votes are in.

America has decided.

The first spot in the top two

and $20,000 from gildan usa goes

to...

Anthony.

[ Cheers ]

Congratulations.

America has spoken and now it's

time to be eliminated.

How you feeling, pal, how you

feeling?

>> Amazing, man, amazing.

>> I would imagine pretty good.

>> Thank you, everybody.

>> Let me go over to the jury.

Jury, you must determine between

Christian or cleen which artist

deserves a spot in the top two

based only on their chest piece,

not what you like the best, not

whose got the best personality,

not who the better kisser,

Megan...

[ laughter ]

>> Judges, any advice for this

jury?

>> Try to be impartial, look at

these tattoos, look at the

details, look at what they were

given and the challenge they had

to meet and pick the best

artist.

>> Chris?

>> Guys, really get into it and

really make the right call.

Put yourself in their shoes, be

fair and be honest.

>> Cool.

Based on your decision, one

artist will be eliminated from

the competition.

While they make their way to the

jury room, let's take a look at

what the finalists have been

doing for the last couple of

months to prepare for this very

moment.

>> Winning this competition will

definitely set the record

straight.

I dominated season five.

I dominated season seven.

That $100,000 has been mine

since day one.

>> Everybody under estimated me

because I've only been tattooing

for five years.

I have to prove to everyone

getting to the finally wasn't

just a fluke.

>> I may have used strategy to

get me this far but tattooing is

going to get me to win so the

judges assigned me with American

traditional tattooing, so you're

going to be spoked.

>> I came with a dragon, this is

one of the things I struggle

with during the competition.

>> I'm pushing myself with my

Japanese piece because I'm going

huge.

>> Got it drawn up here ready to

go.

>> Traditional black and gray

style, I got a lot of work to

do.

>> These judges I think they can

stump me up with black and gray

fine lines?

I'll kill it.

>> So over this standing around

[ bleep ].

>> This is by far the biggest

and baddest tattoo of my career.

>> I'm not going to go super

big.

I'm going to go super technical

because that's going to win me

the title.

>> Yeah, that's it right there.

>> You will each be assigned two

master canvasses for your second

master canvass, you must tattoo

a sleeve.

So just in style of the sleeve

are completely up to you.

>> No matter how smooth I do a

black and gray sleeve, it's not

going to stand up to cleen's

sticker or Christian's buttery

smooth black and gray.

I have to do color.

>> That's a perfect fit, almost

like I've done this before.

>> I'm in cruise control.

My color saturation is so bright

and bold and all 100% clean rock

one style.

>> The chest piece is going to

get me through to the final two.

The sleeve is going to be the

nail in the coffin for everybody

else.

>> Almost there.

>> I can't wait to cash my

$100,000 check.

>> I pushed myself way too hard

to not get the title of "ink"

paster".

>> I've been fighting my ass off

to get to this moment.

>> Freaking out.

>> I've been through everything

twice.

I'm not going to let this slip

through my hands again.

I'm going to win this, man.

[ Cheers ]

>> This is the most art we have

ever seen at a live finale.

And for the first time the

judges aren't picking the top

two artists.

I bet you guys are stoked about

that.

America has already awarded

Anthony a spot in the top two.

Which artist deserves to join

him?

>> Christian blew out...

>> Have you looked at...

>> I didn't blow out...

>> That should have been you.

>> Clean nails, that style is

down more than...

>> I think going from new...

>> I don't understand...

>> Being a heavy liner to go to

that.

>> Yeah...

>> Wow.

>> I also feel like cleen.

>> But cleen's background, that

shows more experience.

>> You want to watch the entire

deliberation, it's being

streamed live on "the ink"

"master" Facebook page.

>> We'll reveal the second clean

masterpieces, the 24-hour

sleeves that could tip the scale

and earn one the title.

It's all happening now on "ink"

"master" live.

>>> Welcome back.

The eliminated artist jury is

still deliberating between

the artist they do not vote for

will be eliminated from the

competition.

Let's listen in.

>> It's not about me right now.

What we're judging on is the

technical aspect.

>> Not you.

>> Right now...

>> Wait...

>> That's why...

>> One is $100,000 tattoo.

>> The last...

>> Wait.

So wait.

How about this?

Let's compare apples to apples.

Which lady is more appealing?

>> I like...

>> A lot more than I like cleen.

>> I thought cleen...

>> From back here at the very

end of the table I can see

blowouts onlines by themselves

on the left and right of that

traditional eagle.

Cleen's is clean the way it was

supposed to be done.

Sorry if you don't like fine

lines.

>> No.

>> Yes.

>> The only thing I see wrong

with cleen's is the circle down

on the belly button but where I

can pick out more on christians.

>> The circle is lined up with

the rest of the piece.

His belly button is crooked.

No one is even... he's like...

>> Yeah...

>> Got to let you know you have

about

ten more minutes to come to a

decision.

>> It's tough, man.

People never understand how

difficult it is until they have

to make the decision, right?

Let's give them a little more

time to hash it out.

In the meantime, Christian,

Anthony, cleen, you each

completed a second master

canvas... a 24-hour sleeve.

This was your chance to show us

anything you wanted.

Let's bring out your master

canvases.

Christian, you're up first.

Step up.

Tell us about your tattoo.

>> This is about those who did

it specifically for you.

Swing vote more technical.

I wanted something really dark

and beautiful this and this is

based on a classic ballet about

a young girl chosen by her tribe

as a sacrifice and she dances

herself to death for the God of

spring.

So, I thought it might be

something you dig.

>> God of spring, right?

[ Applause ]

>> Nice.

>> Oliver, your thoughts?

>> Christian, Christian, I

really love this tattoo, man.

It's beautiful.

It tells a wonderful story.

It has dark imagery and has

beautiful details.

I love the combination of the

black and gray with the color

background.

I think there is some areas

where your color got away from

you a little bit but the details

and the smoothness, nobody can

touch you on that.

>> Thank you.

>> Chris, your thoughts?

>> Christian, I think the

position between the black and

gray and color is really nice.

I also love the way you have

silhouette figures dancing

behind to make the roses come

forward.

Really great play with dark and

light.

I really think you did great.

>> All right.

Buddy.

Thank you so much.

>> Anthony.

Come on down.

[ Applause ]

Tell us about this, man.

What do you got, bud?

Anthony, this is happening now.

What do you got?

>> I couldn't slack.

I had to be competitive and

represent where I was raised and

being brought up by a single mom

and my character throughout the

season and everything and

planted my attacks.

>> Beautiful.

Beautiful tattoo.

The competition and do an entire

inside of the arm.

The top and artwork women face

and that you have behind it and

just the position the colors are

great.

It's actually my favorite

sleeve.

>> Wow.

[ Applause ]

>> Hi, buddy.

Thank you.

Next up, cleen, let's take a

look, man.

>> Cleen got a thing for red

heads looks like.

What do you got?

Talk to us.

Tell us about your tattoo, man.

>> She's a singer so I really

wanted to give her something she

would love and she really loves

music and made it 100% clean

rock style.

>> Right on.

Thoughts?

>> Cleen, I think you got your

style and bright color.

It stands strong and saturated.

I think that your competition

falls pretty short.

I think that the inside of the

arm and the background is just,

you know, tattooed well but just

not laid out nice and I think

that you could have had a better

face on there for sure.

>> Chris?

>> Well, cleen, you did a lot of

solid, tough, strong bright

tattooing.

The sleeve looks really good

from a distance.

I think a little bit of the

drawing got away from you on

this one and I think that all

the area you did on the inside

of the arm really you should

have worked on the outside and

boosted everything up.

Got that time in, you know.

Overall, it's a beautiful

sleeve.

>> All right.

Cleen, thanks, man.

>>> All right.

Before the judges can determine

the next "ink master" we got to

get the jury's decision.

Let's see how they are doing.

>> They gave him problems for

bringing his own style into it

and you're saying it doesn't

matter if it is like these guys

but it does because he has a

Jimi Hendrix reference in there.

I mean, but then he brought his

own into it and you want to

criticize him for bringing his

own into it.

>> She just loves cleen.

>> All right, jury, time is up

in there.

-Off need to make a decision and

head back out here.

Stay tuned, one artist is about

to be one step closer to

$100,000 and one artist is about

to be one step closer to

nothing.

That's something you don't want

to miss.

>>> Welcome back to "ink master"

live."

The jury is back, and in just a

minute we're going to reveal

their decision, but first we've

got to get the revenge tattoo

going.

Sausage?

>> Yes, sir.

>> You won the rematch tattoo.

You now get to take your revenge

by tattooing, right here and

now, with any design you want.

What are you going to tattoo?

>> I wanted him to have a

keepsake so I thought if he goes

team sausage, he'll go team

sausage all the way.

>> Are you ready for that?

>> It's not going to be the only

bad tattoo I have.

>> All right.

Good tattooing.

Rivalries are brutal.

Speaking of rivalries, it's time

for an ex collie sieve sneak

peak.

Get ready, for the first time

ever the judges are going

head-to-head.

Roll it.

>> For the first time ever, it's

team peck versus team Nunez.

>> You need a strong case

because your [ Bleep ] up.

>> 30 artists will fight to earn

spots on two elite teams of nine

hand-picked artists.

>> A lot of people got to go.

>> I'm looking for people that

will be an asset to my team.

>> Knowing you have to fight 29

other artists just to even get a

spot on my team, it's already a

mistake.

>> Go ahead and pack up your

machine because this is as far

as you go.

>> They will endure the most

grueling on slot of challenges

in the history of the

competition.

>> If you do not have the basic

and fundamentals down, you do

not deserve to be here.

No pass, no play.

Oliver peck is a [ Bleep ].

>> Good luck assholes.

>> Horrified, nausous, paralyzed

with fear.

>> [ Bleep ] All y'all.

>> When the dust settles, the

real competition can begin.

>> This is it.

You have to live, breathe, eat

and die this place right here.

Battling against each other will

give a chance for artistry to go

up and competition could be

close.

>> It will be harder this

competition is out of your

wheelhouse.

>> There is a clear winner and

everyone disagrees.

>> You disagree because it's

your team and you want to lawyer

up but the facts are the facts.

>> Everything will be different

this season.

>> All right.

Let the games begin.

>> Not sure.

All right.

Don't forget, "ink master" peck

versus Nunez beginning August

23rd.

Time to reveal the jury's

decision.

Anthony secured a spot in the

top two thanks to America's

vote.

The jury deliberated and based

on their decision, Christian,

cleen, one of you is about to be

one step closer to the title of

"ink master" and one is about to

be eliminated.

Jessie?

>> Yes.

>> Who has the jury determined

deserve as spot in the top two.

>> The jury has determined that

the artist that will move onto

the next round is...

>> Killing me.

[ Cheers ]

>> Cleen.

>> Wow.

>> Wow.

>> Unbelievable.

>> The jury has spoken.

That means, Christian, I'm

sorry, Christian, you do not

have what it takes to be "ink"

master".

>> I hope y'all took it

seriously.

I know it's a tough decision but

Christian, great work all season

long.

I really love watching you

tattoo and right here live I'm

going to tell you you were my

pick to win this thing after

these two tattoos.

>> Thank you.

[ Cheers ]

[ Applause ]

>> Wow.

>> All right.

Let's move it along.

All right.

Thank you.

You can join the rest of the e

Elimination artist there.

>>> When we come back, we're

moments away from determining

which of the top two artists has

earned the title of "ink master"

but first, I know you didn't get

enough of peak versus Nunez, am

I right?

Behind the making of "ink"

"master," check it out.

>> There is so much that goes on

in the three-days it takes to a

film they could never see.

>> He's a name that's definitely

the biggest season we attempted.

These people tell their family

I'll be on "ink master" and in

12 cases they are back home the

next day.

>> Tattooing is a huge part of

this game, and there is a second

huge part of the game behind it.

People catch snippets of

conversations or confrontations.

You got to understand behind the

scenes, there is 1,000 of those.

>> Something a viewer isn't

going to see is the family

behind the scenes and the crew

we had and people we've grown to

really care for.

>> It's very easy to say yeah, I

can do that but you get here and

don't know anybody.

They get beat up and criticized

publicly for the first time in

their lives.

A lot of fans ask me is that

drama real?

Is that scripted?

It's all real, man.

You can't write stuff like this.

>> This season is going to be

>>> Welcome back to "ink master"

live."

>> Matti and sausage, how is the

tattooing going on over there?

>> It couldn't be better if I

won this on my own.

>> To check out the final

revenge tattoo be sure to follow

"ink master" on Facebook,

Twitter, or instagram.

Like all the kids do.

But now, for the moment we've

all been waiting for, it all

comes down to this.

Judges, based on both master

canvases, an incredible 48-hours

worth of tattooing, we have to

determine which of these two

artists has earned the title of

ink master.

Oliver, what are you thinking?

Guys one of you is about to win

it all, $100,000, the highly

feature in "ink magazine" and

the title of "ink master."

Judges, what are you thinking?

>> We got great tattoos here.

I'm really thinking... it's a

tough call.

Anthony's sleeve is laid out

beautifully.

I know cleen did a lot more

coverage but of his two sleeves,

Anthony is the one I'm running

for.

>> Wow.

[ Cheers ]

>> But looking... but the

sleeves is where they got to do

whatever they wanted and the

chest pieces where they had to

accomplish the challenge they

were given, I think for drawing

up the style of the Japanese

dragon and details Anthony

captured are amazing.

It's a lot of detail from across

the room, you can tell it's

dragon.

You can really see how much work

is into that tattoo.

An immense amount of work.

>> Hear from Chris.

>> Looking at the dragon, it's

beautiful.

It's big.

It's powerful.

It's scripted lines but is it

done?

>> That's my thing, man.

I got to say, I love both you

guys as tattooers and everything

turned in.

Anthony, you didn't finish the

dragon.

And I got to say, cleen, you

covered the whole arm.

You sleeved out the whole arm.

Anthony, you got one side of the

arm.

Coverage, they both look

unfinished.

>> When you get to the sleeve

and one is a sleeve and one is

outsider sleeve but the inside

of cleen's sleeve is filler and

Anthony's outsider...

>> Let me play devil's advocate

with you.

Last time cleen was up there, he

lost on a technicality...

>> Not on my vote.

>> Hold him up to the same

candle.

>> There is not enough time to

get into everything but the way

it's laid out and the way the

nipple of the dude is in the

middle of the girl bums me out

big time and the messiness of

the inside of cleen's arm is

just jacked.

>> I don't know, man.

>> I got to get a final

decision.

Chris, final decision.

>> Man, this is a tough one.

Based on... based on the two

tattoos and what it looks like,

I'll leaning towards Anthony.

>> Wow.

I got to say, I got to say both

are killer.

All four of them are killer.

Anthony, you didn't finish the

chest.

And you didn't sleeve out the

sleeves and those are

technicalities and we critiqued

him because he didn't do voter

realism.

I got to go with cleen rock one.

Got to do it.

Oliver, final decision?

>> Well, all three of these

finalists did amazing tattoos.

Cleen, you're a veteran and know

what you can do.

What Anthony did is something

not a lot of people can do.

I got to go for Anthony.

[ Cheers ]

>> The judges have decided

Anthony, you do have what it

takes to be an "ink master."

Congratulations.

Thanks for joining us and

remember, tune in August 23rd

for the premiere of "ink master"

peak versus Nunez.

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