All language subtitles for Forged.in.Fire.Knife.or.Death.S01E05.The.Kukri.Monster.1080p.HULU.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-SiGMA_track3_eng

- Throughout history,

the blade
and one's ability to wield it

has been the difference
between life and death.

Tonight, America's top
bladesmiths, martial artists,

and knife experts
bring their weapons

to the toughest challenge...

- Come on, let's do this!
- They'll ever face.

- It's a grueling gauntlet

designed to put their
blade-wielding skills...

Whoa!
To the ultimate test.

Broke the knife in half!

The top two competitors
move on to Dead Run,

the final showdown,

for a chance
at a $20,000 grand prize.

Total carnage!

Who can do the most damage
in the fastest time?

Whose blade and dreams
will shatter?

And who will earn the title
of "Knife or Death" champion?

- I'm foaming at the mouth

looking forward to
giving this a shot.

I've just tried to get
my mind as even as I could be.

Nothing's getting
under my skin.

- I want to see someone else's
blade do the stuff

that I'll be doing here today.

I've seen the competition.

My response to that is,
"What competition?"

- Blade wielders, welcome
to the most extreme,

most challenging knife
competition ever created.

You, helmet, off.

Thank you, sir.

I want to look
all you guys in the eyes.

You and your blade
are about to be tested

in a series of time challenges.

The first course
is Knife Fight.

The Knife Fight course is
a true test of speed and power.

The first obstacle
you'll face, Trail Blazer.

You must cut through
six wooden dowels,

each releasing a lit torch.

When the torches fall,

it's time to move on
to the next obstacle,

Stick and Move.

You must stab, slice,

and cut through
three separate containers

to release enough contents
so that the attached

counterweights
reach the ground,

before the containers
rise too high to hit.

Next up is Ice Pick.

You must chop into
a three-foot block of ice,

puncture the plastic pipe,
and release the red liquid.

Then, you move on to Lifeline,
a sudden death obstacle.

You must fully slice
through three hanging objects

with one swing each.

Fail to slice through
the thickest part,

your run time ends

and you're not allowed
to go on

any further in the course.

If you make it this far,

your last obstacle
is Curtain Call, where

you must cut completely
through the wall of meat

and the sheet of metal.

- I think this course
is gonna be a challenge.

Looks pretty tough,
but hey, I'm down.

- The two that make it
the farthest the fastest

will move on to our second,
even more grueling

course challenge, Dead Run.

The winner earns a cash prize

and a spot in
the grand champion showdown

at the end of the season,

to vie for a $20,000 prize

and the title of
Knife or Death champion.

I'm honored
to introduce to you,

US Army veteran

and Special Forces
Green Beret, Tu Lam.

- The strength, durability,
the sharpness of your weapon

is critical today.

Our very own blade guru
and "Forged in Fire" champion

Travis Wuertz will
give your blade a final look

before you get a green light
to tackle Knife Fight.

- Blade wielders, you may go
prepare for the competition.

- This course is
any blade wielder's dream.

I'm gonna show the world
I came to win.

My name is Chris Coplin,

I've been doing
Filipino martial arts;

I'm starting my 11th year.

My blade is 80 years old.

The reason that I'm bringing
an antique to this abusive

competition is to prove
that they are made to last.

- What do you got there?
- I have a Moro barong.

- Do you have any idea
where this blade came from?

- It came from Sulu
in the southern Philippines.

It is an antique.
It's World War II era.

- Nice thing about
traditional designs are

their design is
based on performance

and generations of practice.

These old designs
were time-proven.

Blades are just hardened
on the edge

so that leaves all this meat
to be soft, to absorb blows.

Congratulations, your knife
has made the cut.

- Thank you.

I came here to do
my teachers proud and to win.

- Chris Coplin,
when he was a kid,

he always wanted to be Leonardo
from the "Ninja Turtles."

Tu, I am far from
a rocket scientist,

but why would you bring an
antique, an 80-year-old blade?

- Well, that's the great thing
about this competition,

we see different competitors
tying to their roots.

And Chris is just bringing in
the traditions

of the Filipino martial arts.

- Hopefully he has sharpened it
in the past 80 years,

'cause he's gonna
need it tonight.

Trail Blazer begins!

First dowel down,
second dowel down.

See how he's using
his full body.

- I love how
he's side-stepping.

- Beautiful.

- He's not wasting
any movements.

- A flash going through
Trail Blazer.

- The next obstacle,
Stick and Move.

That thing can destroy
the foundation of that box.

He needs to hit it
at a downward angle

because that thing's
dangling on a chain.

That's where the Filipino
martial arts come in at.

- He is destroying that box.

- He's efficient with his
movements and his strikes.

- Nice!
Total destruction.

On to obstacle number two.

The blade is doing its job.
On to number three.

Oh, beautiful job!

Ice Pick is up next.

- My concern, Bill,
is the handle.

It's a round handle.

- You don't have
that grip strength.

- Substantially cutting
that block of ice.

One more whack
and he's gonna get it.

There it is, red liquid.
Moving on.

Lifeline, up next.

Remember, one cut
through each object.

He better take his time here.

And right through the fish!

Lifeline was his bitch.

- He utilized
the Filipino martial arts,

he attacked at angle one.

So, he was coming in at 2:00
and coming out at 7:00.

- He is gonna
need to get through

the last obstacle,
Curtain Call.

Easy slice, 80-year-old blade.

So let's see how he goes
through the sheet metal.

Let's see how it holds up.

Two, three...
- I love the two-hand approach.

- Four, five swings
and he is through.

Chris Coplin
destroys the course!

- I'm feeling fantastic.

My barong performed flawlessly.
It made me proud.

- Chris just proved that
it doesn't matter

how old the blade is.

As long as it's made well,
it's gonna survive.

But will it be enough
to move on?

- My name's Adam Lavender,

from Gray, Georgia
and I'm a stuntman.

I use a blade pretty much
every day just with my job.

Because of that I've been
training in weapons since 1997.

I'll do a lot of sword fighting

and that kind of
developed into making blades.

I'm absolutely ready
for anything.

- What have you
brought me today?

- Got my version
of a modified kukri.

I just felt that
it was diverse enough

that it would really benefit

any of the challenges
thrown at me.

- So you made this knife?
- I did.

Absolutely, hand forged.

- This fine blade is light.

The edge geometry
comes almost all the way

into sharp,
with almost no secondary bevel.

That's gonna lend itself
to cutting very good.

That being said, I'm gonna
strap in and give it a try.

Congratulations,
your knife makes the cut.

- Thank you, sir.

This course is awesome.
It's huge.

It's everything I thought
it could be and more.

My competition, they seem
like a lot of great people,

but I want to win.

- Here's Adam,
professional stuntman

trained in
martial arts swordplay.

- Adam is bringing
a modified kukri blade.

Kukri is a Nepalese
chopping blade.

You see a lot of Gurkhas
use that.

- There he goes.
- Oh, yeah.

He's hitting that thing
with power.

- Yeah,
starting from the ground,

right through them,
one whack apiece.

Boom!
Last one, right there.

Right across the finish line.
- No problems with that blade.

- Let's see how it holds up
with Stick and Move.

If you were Adam,
how would you attack that box?

- I would hit the corners
of that box

and break up
the structure of the box.

And he's hitting it low.

- See how he's breaking up
the structure of that box?

- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah there he goes.

Counterweight's down.

- Hit it low,
hit it at an angle.

- There he goes.

Second counterweight down.

Third one, remember,
double insulated here.

He's got to get through
both of them.

Destroyed Stick and Move!

Across the finish line,

Adam with a successful
run there.

- That kukri burned through
Stick and Move.

- Yeah, there, you see him
inspecting his blade,

doesn't look like
it's taken any damage.

I would hate to be
that ice block

with Adam walking up
with that kukri in hand.

Let's see what
that kukri can do.

Boy, he went
through there quick.

- Bill, notice how he freed up
his non-blade hand.

He allowed the freedom
to move on that swing,

maximize that swing,

It made short work
of that ice.

- One false move on Lifeline

and he is out
of the competition.

Remember, if he doesn't make a
clean cut all the way through,

he is eliminated.

[dramaated.

There he goes,
up to the chicken.

Oh.

- And he is eliminated on

the first obstacle of Lifeline.

I am shocked that the kukri

failed to take down
the chicken.

You would think
that its sharpness

would have no trouble.

- He stopped too short.

You need to cut
through that object.

- I just didn't
take the time to

take a breath, focus, and go.

I thought the chicken
would be easy.

I was more worried about
the fish and the pipe

and, you know, overconfidence
will get you every time.

- I guarantee you,
this man is devastated

that he was eliminated
on the first swing of Lifeline.

- My name's Jessi Lyes.

I've competing in blade sports
for about six years now.

I'm the first women's
national champion.

I live for the adrenaline

and I love playing
with all the sharp blades.

When I started blade sports
competitions,

I competed with all males.

I'm not afraid of them.

If I bring my best game,
I will win.

- What have you
brought me today?

- This is my
competition chopper,

made especially for me,
for blade sports.

It's a badass blade and it'll
take everyone out of this game.

- I know it's a great knife,
it has a nice bevel.

The edge is
thick enough to take

just about anything
could be thrown at it.

It has a flight false edge
to kind of act like

an airplane wing
to reduce resistance,

passing completely
through an object.

Just gonna do
a little physical test

to make sure this blade
is safe to compete.

Congratulations,
the blade has made the cut.

- All right.

- Good luck
in this competition.

- Thank you.

I have strength behind me.

Not just physically
but mentally,

I'm ready to take this on.

- Jessi steps up
to Trail Blazer.

- She is moving out with
a purpose, Bill, look at that.

That chopper, she's wielded it
before in competition chopping

and she has succeeded.

- But, there's no one blade
is the answer to this course.

- Jessi has been in chopping
competitions before,

but nothing like this.

Jessi is off!

Oh, indecision there,
a little bit.

Oh, now she's got
the confidence going.

- Yeah.
- Look at her go!

Right through that course.

Trail Blazer complete.

- That's impressive.

- There she goes,
Stick and Move.

Let's see how she attacks it.

Notice the technique,

hand behind the back, classic
chopping sport position.

- She needs to destroy that box
by trying to take out

those corners and keep it low.

- She's about there.

There she goes.

Counterweight down.

- Attack angle two
does not provide

the power as attack angle one.

I would attack at that angle
and not the reverse angle.

Angle one has more power.

- She's moving on,
no counterweight touched.

- She needs to continue
to hit the same area.

- Is fatigue setting in?
What do you think, Tu?

- I think it is.

- Two penalties
on Stick and Move.

She steps up to Ice Pick.

- She needs to keep on
attacking the same area.

Do not switch.
- Indecision takes time.

- I like the way
she improvised

that technique
with double hands.

- She's close
to completing Ice Pick.

This is a strong woman
with no quit in her.

- There she goes.
- Moving on.

Steps up to Lifeline.

- She needs to stop, regroup,
and look at the task at hand.

She only has one swing.

- Here comes
the dreaded chicken.

- And she
could not complete it.

She is automatically
eliminated.

- Bill, I'm telling you,
angle two,

the reverse strike
is not a powerful strike.

The angle one, downward swing,
is probably the best angle.

- I went at it way too fast
and just kind of

tried to fly through it,

and that hurt me.

- My name is Wayne Melligan.
I'm 33 years old.

Born and raised
in Pensacola, Florida.

I'm a wild country boy,
pirate,

backwoods swamp ninja.

I absolutely love it.

This gold tooth,
it's real pirate.

- What have you
brought me today?

- I brought a beast.

I call this the guillotine.

28" overall:

16" blade length,
12" handle.

It's designed
for two-hand use.

This thing,
just the weight alone, could

just slice straight through
a piece of paper, push cut.

Just wait till you see
the guillotine in action.

- You made this knife yourself?
- I made that.

That's made out of M4.

- Well, this is a fine blade.

You have a nice balance.

You know,
with the hand, it gives

a little bit of counter lever.

I see no structural issues.

Just gonna do a couple
of performance chops.

- Sure.

- You're right.
This is a beast.

Congratulations,
your blade makes the cut.

- When Goldberg and Tu see what
I'm gonna do to this course,

they're gonna be shocked.

Respect the blade.

- Check out this blade.

- He calls it the guillotine.
This is a modified chopper.

It's basically the same metal,

same density as
a competition chopper,

he's just doubling it up.

So, if he gets tired,
he could double up on the grip

and swing it like
a baseball bat.

Hopefully the fatigue
will not set in.

- The rock n' roll country boy,

maniac pirate
steps up to Trail Blazer.

There goes Wayne.
Double hand.

Beautiful,
right through both dowels.

Fourth one not an issue.
- The weight of that thing!

Just cutting through,
no issues.

- Final dowel, finish line.

- He still has a lot
of fight in him.

- Next up, Stick and Move.

Here he goes.

- Oh, my God!
- Oh, boom!

First one down.

Second one.

Counterweight hits the ground.

Third one...

it hits the ground!

Wayne crosses the line
in record time.

This kid is a berserker.

- You definitely see
the crazy in this one.

- There he goes.

both: One...
- Two, three.

Four, five, six,
right through it.

Decapitated the ice block.

- I'll tell you,
I'm watching his technique

and I'm seeing him
releasing those hips

and driving that blade
through the obstacles.

- Okay, but guess where he is
stepping up now?

Lifeline.
We've seen people fail here.

- There's no doubt that
that blade can go through this,

but does he have the precision
to will it just right?

Up to the chicken,
destroyed it.

Up to the fish,

right through it.

Last one.

Beautiful!
No issues whatsoever.

Keeping his momentum rolling,

Wayne moves on to Curtain Call.

One slice though the pork.

One more obstacle to go.

And two slices right through
the sheet metal.

What an impressive run by Wayne!
- Wow.

He had the technique,.
He had the blade.

He had the power,

and he utilized
all three of those elements.

This guy is a madman.

- He is, and he brought
a madman's weapon.

- You don't want to come
into a competition

like this
against a guy like me,

with a gold tooth like this.

- My name is Jon Morford.

I got into the blade world

through historical
hand-to-hand combat.

I'm very passionate about
the early medieval era.

Hand-to-hand to combat in the
Viking era was extremely gory,

disembowelment, limbs being
cut off, blood everywhere.

Yeah, that's what I love.

- So, what do you got there?

- I have an early medieval
Viking-age seax.

Because of the way it's curved,
in the Viking era,

it can chop tree limbs
or body limbs.

- Do you know the blade steel?
- It's 5160.

- Awesome.
This is a heavy blade.

It's got a good handle.
It's got a good grip.

But, I'm still gonna do
a couple chops,

just to make sure it's safe.

- Enjoy.

Well, congratulations,

your knife makes the cut.

Good luck in the competition.

- Thank you, very much.

I plan on going berserk
in this course.

- Jon Morford,
the modern day berserker.

John's blade was forged
by Master Grendel,

"Forged in Fire" veteran.

- Let's see how he wields
his blade.

It's a short sword.

It's usually
wielded with one hand.

My only concern is,
that's a small handle.

Blade hand gets tired?
He can't really double up.

- Stepping up
to take on Trail Blazer.

- With a big yell,
Jon is destroying it!

- Now, that is power!
- That is power.

- He's bringing that
warrior mind-set.

- Big Jon is slashing
through those dowels

like a medieval Viking.

- Wow, that is scary.

- That was pretty intimidating.

I'm shaking a little bit
over here, Tu.

- Stick and Move,

let's see what he's got.

- Oh, he's hitting it
at the right angle.

He's destroying that box.

You need to hit it down
and he's doing it.

- Uh-oh, uh-oh.

Lost his blade.

- That's a heavy blade
to swing.

But he recovered from it.

- He recovered
and he destroyed that box.

Here he's on to the bucket.

- He's having a lot of issue
with that grip.

- See how he's readjusting it?
- Yep.

Looks like the blade
got stuck a little bit.

Two counterweights down.

A look of frustration
in his eyes.

I'll tell you what, though,
he tore through Stick and Move.

But, he keeps dropping
that grip, he keeps losing it.

- That's a heavy blade, Bill.

That's a heavy blade,
small handle,

and the fatigue
is starting to set in.

- That's unique,
he's hitting

at angle two
instead of angle one.

- Jon's choosing
a backswing specifically

because of his grip issues.

You would think he'd have
much more power

swinging through
instead of back.

- Yes.

- Oh, completed the Ice Pick.

Now, moves on to Lifeline.

This is where I think
he has an advantage.

He ought to be able to slice
through these three.

- Absolutely.
This blade is heavy.

It's made
to chop things through.

He does not have a problem
with the blade length.

It's his angles of attack here.

- Just sliced right through
it just like that.

On to the fish.

Nice cut!
- Whoa.

- Beautiful power,
beautiful follow-through.

Absolutely destroyed Lifeline!

Now, he takes on Curtain Call.

- Man!
- And he has violent--

- And one more time,
losing the grip on his blade.

I think this might be an issue
right here, a little bit.

Three, four...

All the way
through with seven!

- Beautiful performance
by Jon!

Jon had a terrific run.

But will it be enough
to get him to Dead Run?

- I had a really hard time
not running,

and just getting to
the next objective

and just tearing into it.

I berserked through it,

and now I'm just gonna have
to wait and see what happens.

My name's Jacob Gaten.

I'm 19 years old.
I'm just a country guy.

I like to
hunt, fish, ride my horse.

I use my knife
just about every day.

I've been making knives
for about five years now.

I have probably made
close to 500 knives.

I got into knives
when I was eight, or so.

Learned to throw them, and chop
everything in sight, really.

- What have you
brought me today?

- I brought you
a kukri-bowie hybrid.

- Did you make
that knife yourself?

- Yes, sir.
- Awesome.

- It's got a real thick spine,
lot of weight to it.

I've chopped through
anything and everything

I can think of with this blade.

- Well, it's a nice knife.

It's definitely a beast,
it's got a lot of mass.

I'm just gonna do
a little physical test,

make sure it's safe to compete.

I hope you forged this by hand

because it swings
like a hammer.

Congratulations.

Your knife makes the cut.
- Thank you.

This blade has
never let me down.

I've skinned out 200 deer,
at least, with it.

- Here comes Jacob.

19-year-old kid,
full of energy.

He is a "Forged in Fire"
champion.

- He custom-forged
his own blade

which he took from
a kukri and a bowie knife.

So, the kukri knife
has a great chopping to it.

But the bowie knife
was known in history

for the Battle of the Alamo.

This fighting blade,
so it's gonna be

interesting seeing a cutter

and a fighting knife
all in one.

My only concern is,
can he hold on

to that blade, a heavy blade.

It's gonna be hard
to keep a hold of.

- Stepping up to Knife Fight,

Jacob Gaten,
today's youngest competitor.

There goes Jacob
at Trail Blazer.

Right through the first dowel,

second dowel,
easy, heavy blade.

- Not gonna hold him back,

those pegs are just gonna
cut right through.

- Oh, and he's doing
it methodical.

He destroyed Trail Blazer!

Through the first obstacle.

Now, Stick and Move.

Okay, let's see the strategy
he's got with the box.

This box could be a killer.
Oh.

- That's what I'm talking
about, hit it in the corner.

- What a quick--he is
destroying that box.

- He's efficient with
his movements and his strikes.

- That heavy blade's
working well.

Counterweight one's on the
ground, he's moving on.

Logical application,

he didn't need a martial arts
background to understand that.

- He just knows about
working on a farm:

what is functional movement
that will work for him?

- Look at that!
- Jeez.

- Counterweight three
hits the ground.

He's done.

This young bull is taking

this course by the horns.

- Great blade there, Bill.

Look at that ice fly.

- I'll tell you what,
he flew through Ice Pick.

- Notice how he only works
one angle on that ice,

the most powerful angle,
angle one strike,

and is just busting
through that ice.

- He's Robin Hood
crossed with Rambo.

Next up, Lifeline.

- Lifeline's cause some
competitors a lot of problems.
Lifeline's caused some
competitors a lot of problems.

With his youthful
determination,

is he going to take
the time

necessary to set up and look at
the proper cutting angle?

- Angle two does not provide
the power as attack angle one.

- But it worked.

Oh, right through it!
Very impressive!

- Pipe--oh!

- Nothing is stopping
Jacob right now.

- I'll tell you what, he is
flying through this course.

- That is the fastest
time I ever seen

going though Lifeline.

- All he's got to do
is finish strong.

He has got a very
impressive run working.

One cut through the pork loin.

Here he goes with
the sheet metal.

Two cut, three cut,
he's through.

Beautiful performance by Jacob!

- Check it out, Bill,
he is not even winded.

- He's 19 years old,
for God's sake.

- With the lack of experience
he had in the chopping world,

he came in on fire.

- That was one hell
of a performance by Jacob.

The question is, is
it gonna be good enough

to hold up so
he can advance to Dead Run?

- My name's Brian Everett

from American Canyon,
California.

I'm a correctional officer,

been doing that for 30 years.

I had an inmate
try and stab me.

Started seeking out training in

how to deal
with knives better,

ended up falling in love
with edge weapons.

Been doing Filipino martial
arts for about 27 years.

Never afraid I'm gonna fail.
I am ready to kick ass.

- What have you got
for me today?

- Today I bring you a kukri.

The history of the kukri
can actually be dated back

to almost 2,500 years.

My blade is very, very hard
and very, very sharp.

- The lanyard
is not my favorite.

I would love to see
a forward lanyard on this...

- Okay.
- Because in that case,

it keeps the blade
from leaving your hand,

instead of tethering it to you,

should it come out
of your hand.

The rear lanyard does nothing
to help you hold on to it.

I'm gonna take a few swings to
make sure this blade is safe.

- We'll see how it does.

- It's not
a phenomenally sharp blade,

but it will cut.

Congratulations, your knife
has made the cut.

- Thank you.
- Good luck.

- I love competing.
I love trying new things.

And I'm gonna attack that
course with everything I have.

- Brian Everett.

Not only is he the second

Filipino martial artist today,

but he's the third competitor

we've seen wielding a kukri.

- What I want to know,
is that Filipino martial arts

fighting style ideal
for this kukri?

It's a different blade
fighting;

it's more self-defense,
versus chopping.

- Ryan believes his Filipino
martial arts training

will help him.

We're gonna see if that's true.

Ryan's on a mission.

First one down.
Second one down.

No problem whatsoever.

- This is what it's made for.

It's made for
chopping through stuff.

So, he chose the right blade
for Trail Blazer.

Let's see how he stacks
against Stick and Move.

- What do you think, Tu?

- Well, he's attacking it
like the Filipino martial arts;

he's attacking angle one and
then he's returning angle two.

And his martial art's
coming into play.

Look at his non-blade hand.

He's keeping that
out front to utilize

that as stability
as he's swinging.

- Counterweight reaches
the ground.

He's moving on.

Oh.

Great line of attack.

Weight hits the ground.

- Hit it down at an angle.

Hit it low.

- Beautiful, all three down.

On to Ice Pick.

Top of the ice, gonna take him
a little bit of time.

- Now he has to dig down
to try to find that pipe.

He should have attacked it
at those corners,

which he's doing right now.

He's using a lot of force.

His fatigue is
gonna start setting in.

- See the red liquid present.

He steps up to Lifeline.

- Notice he's breathing hard.
It's all about angles.

- And follow through.

He's off.

Remember, no resistance
from a dangling target.

And it didn't matter
on the first one.

- You see how he came in
on a downward angle.

- On to the fish!

Rushed through the fish,

did not get
a clean cut through.

- That's a powerful strike

coming down at angle one,

but he didn't follow
through with it.

- I thought it would be like
butter,

and, uh, it surprised me.

- Jacob, Jon,
Chris, and Wayne,

all four of you
completed Knife Fight.

You should all be very proud.

But, only two of you
move on to Dead Run.

Jacob, your time was
one minute and eleven seconds.

Looks like you're moving onto
Dead Run.

- You better get ready.

- Yes, sir.

- With a time of 58 seconds,
and our fastest time today,

the competitor who
will face Jacob is...

Wayne.

Congratulations.

Chris and Jon,

Jacob and Wayne
put up better times.

You will not move on
to Dead Run.

Take your blades and go.

- I channeled a berserker
right out from my heart.

I messed up a little bit,
but I think I had a good run.

I felt good about it.

- Jacob, Wayne.
It's time to go outside.

Let's do this.

Wayne Melligan turned in
the best time on Knife Fight,

no penalties,

58 seconds.

That still is hard to believe.

I cannot wait to see
what's gonna happen.

While Knife Fight was
the ultimate test of blades,

Dead Run is
the ultimate test of

speed, timing,
accuracy, and precision.

Steak Knife:

from the platform,
cut each steak in half.

A solid slice will keep
the swing moving.

Extinguisher:

cut the rope,
release the bottle,

cut the bottle on the downswing
to extinguish the flame.

Weight Cut:
cut the necessary

40 pounds each from the meat

and the ice block to advance.

Free Fall: you cut

each watermelon
as it drops,

only exposed red fruit counts.

Strike Zone:
behind that curtain is

a variety of objects
that you must attack.

Cut the rope
to bring down the curtain

and the objects are revealed.

Every object
must be cut in half.

Dead Run ends with Fire Storm,

where you must cut two ropes
to release the platform,

fight exhaustion
to ascend the stairs,

and the clock stops only
if you can make one final chop

to a stack of hard sugar cane.

In Dead Run,
the clock never stops.

For every challenge
not completed,

time penalties will be added.

- What's the difference between
this course and that first one?

That I will be walking away
the champion today.

- Here he goes, Steak Knife.

- It's a heavy blade.

His timing and accuracy
needs to be on point.

He's moving with a purpose.

That reach is definitely
helping him out.

- Oh, look.
- Missed the last one.

Now he has to wait
for that thing to swing

all the way around again.
- Yep.

- Still hasn't cut through,

lost a lot of time

and he took a penalty there.

Now, he's off to Extinguisher.

First bottle, nailed it.

Second bottle...

nailed it!

Weight of the blade's
getting it done.

He missed the third flame
because his timing was off.

It did not extinguish
the flame.

He incurred
a couple penalties now.

Here is where we believe he has

the advantage
with that size blade.

Static targets.

Just destroying that meat.

But he's swinging the blade
with such force,

the weight is not landing
in the scale.

The problem is,
there's no more weight

to put in the scale.

It's gone.

He's not sure.
He's wasting some time here.

Into the ice.

- Wow, he cut
through that fast!

- Four hacks and
that ice is gone.

But, with the meat,
he was short 12 pounds.

Moving on to Free Fall.

With the weight of the blade,

a moving target
could present a problem.

- His first one.

- Do you think he was
fatigued there, at all?

- I think so.
- He got the second one.

He got the third.

Oh, he got it.

Sliced right through that one.

Missed that one.

The weight of the blade,
the speed of the watermelons,

that's a combination of
two things he cannot conquer.

Now, he goes to Strike Zone.

Each object must be cut
in half in order to advance.

- See how he's doubled up
on that blade,

doubling up the handle.

He has powerful swings
going on right there.

- Jeez.

That blade weight
is not a problem.

- Absolutely destroying

the water container!

- Nice.
- Two-handed chop.

- That's how
I would have done it,

two-handed chop.

There's no stopping that thing.

- The sharpness of that blade
is not even in question here.

Look at that.

- Moving on, Fire Storm.

Last obstacle.

Cut the two ropes,
drop the platform...

Ascend the stairs,

cut the sugar cane

and your time is revealed.

- Yeah!

- And his time is...

7 minutes, 15 seconds.

Respectable run through,
except for the fact that...

that time is pumped up

because of every one
of those penalties he incurred.

- That may put him behind,
we'll see.

- Fast run from Wayne,

albeit incurring
a number of penalties.

A quick, clean run by Jacob,
he takes the cake.

- I've chopped pine trees
with this blade.

I've chopped deer heads off
with this blade.

- Here he goes.

Uh-oh, missed one.

Oh, great cuts there.
Got one more coming.

Second time around.

Nice!

That's a deceptively
tricky challenge.

As he makes his way
to Extinguisher,

what's your prediction here?

- I think that he may
have a hard time here,

with the length of that blade.

If he cuts too early
on this one,

that water is not
gonna reach that candle.

- Hand-eye coordination.
Missed it on the first.

He's losing a bit
of momentum here.

Got it, but the water
did not extinguish the flame.

- He needs to find
that sweet spot.

- The flame did not go out.

First two are still lit.

- Third.
- Got it.

- Missed the fourth,
first swing.

Got to take his time,
collect his thoughts.

Still lit.

Three penalties.
He's moving on to Weight Cut.

- That ice tears up the blade,
so it's about that durability.

Different approach here,
he's attacking the ice first.

- Different approach
but he destroyed it.

Now, here is where
Wayne had an issue.

- With the shorter blade,
he should be a little bit

more precision to how
he is gonna hit this thing.

- Tell you what,
he is going through it quick.

Making up time on his way
to Free Fall.

- With a big knife,
he could have

some problems with his timing.

- Here he goes.

Oh, got the first one.

Got the second one.

Upwards strokes there,

looking like a good idea.

I think he missed that one.

- See how he's keeping his
blade centerline to his body.

That reduces the amount
of swing that he needs.

- Beautiful job.
He's on to Strike Zone.

Each object must be cut
in half in order to advance.

The sugar cane
giving him some problems.

- That blade
maybe getting dull.

- He did not get through
the first container,

that will be a penalty.

Wow!

Made pretty darn quick work
of those bottles.

- Oh, absolutely.
- Here he goes with the fish.

- Right in half.

- Oh, he is swinging
that thing with some force.

Uh-oh, the sharpness
of the blade, an issue here.

- He needs to stop
and recollect his thoughts.

He's not planting that foot.

He's not applying
the proper swinging.

- That blade is suffering,
and his time as well.

Here he goes.

On to Firestorm, last one.

Cut the two ropes,
drops the platform,

ascends the stairs,

cuts the sugar cane,
time revealed.

Nice, right through
the sugar canes.

One slap, done.

The question is, is it enough?

Two competitors
fly through the course,

but Jacob had 8 penalties,

Wayne had 19.

- Anybody's game.
- It's anybody's game.

7:15, Wayne's time.

Jacob's time is...

5:01.
- Jacob takes it.

- Whoo!

- Look at that happiness.

Jacob is on top of the world.

Youngest competitor to compete

and he is the winner.

- Yo, man, you got me.

Eh.
Lost it, man.

Stupid mistakes cost me.

I think probably about
half my time

on that clock was penalties.

- Good job, Jacob.

Way to go, kid!

- I can't believe I won.

I--I'm still in shock about it
all.

My blade performed great.

Honestly, I don't think I could
ask for anything more of it.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you, sir.

- We'll see you at the finale.

Soak it up.
Not too much, though.

- Can't wait to see you
in the finals.

- Mom, Dad, hey guys.
I won.

I'm going to
the championship round.