BattleBots

Robots, activate.

hey, everyone and welcome to

a very special episode of BattleBots.

I'm Chris Rose and I'm joined by my partner,

a really nice guy that I truly love,

Kenny Florian.

Thanks, Chris.

- - thank you.

Really excited to be here tonight

and to share the moment with my best friend.

Thank, Kenny.

Tonight, we present BattleBots.

Friendship edition.

I'm just kidding.

If anything, tonight's show is going to be the most

violent one we've ever had.

let's take a look at tonight's

high-stake fight card

where the majority of these teams

are staring down the barrel of their

third and final qualifying match.

After a roller coaster season,

Tombstone enters the arena at 1-1.

It is in dire need of a win to avoid missing the tournament

for the first time in its history.

Looking to play spoiler,

a man with no filter,

and his flamethrower,

Gary Gin and Free Shipping.

and it's do or die for another BattleBots headliner

as 1-1 Hydra

looks to launch its way back in the round of 32.

Standing in its way, rookie, Glitch.

19-year-old captain, Kyle Miller

said he's ready to fly but refuses to die.

and at the top of the biggest marquee tonight

the most anticipated main event

since Tyson, Holyfield,

it's endgame versus Sawblaze.

Sawblaze already has the pelts of Minotaur

and MadCatter on its wall.

Endgame has gutted Hydra and Witch Doctor.

This is a clash of two 2-0 teams

gunning for the number one seat in this year's bracket.

but first, we kick things off

with the unkillable crew from New Jersey,

Blacksmith.

Throwing down with a bot that wishes you ill will

and bad tidings, Malice.

- Ready to get it started? - I'm ready.

You guys ready to get started?

I thought so.

Faruq, do your thing.

ladies and gentlemen,

are you ready?

It's robot fighting time!

in the red square, from Edison, New Jersey,

he forges weapons using an anvil

and when he hits you with them, you gonna need an Advil.

It's Blacksmith!

beware of Blacksmith, the metallic mafia.

Led by captain Al Kindle.

1-1 after taking down Free Shipping

and falling to shatter.

Is this the toughest bot in the field, Kenny?

you have to rip this bot's heart out

if you want to kill it, Chris.

The team added that new

flaming power hammer this season

which has increased their ability to dish out damage.

But both of Blacksmith's fights

have gone the distance so far.

Al is looking for a knockout victory tonight

to move to 2-1.

In the blue square from San Jose, California,

call her the beaster Bunny.

But you won't be looking for eggs,

you'll be hunting for blown off robot parts.

It's Malice!

Bunny Sauriol leads team Malice into battle.

They currently sit at a disappointing 0-2 but Kenny,

they've actually been a really tough out so far.

yeah, they went the distance against Tantrum

then lost at Jackpot.

Those two teams have a combined 4-0 record,

so it hasn't been an easy road for Malice this year.

But their weapon looked rock solid in its last match.

Let's see if they can finish this season with a win

and who knows, with their strength of schedule,

maybe they sneak into the top 32.

Our next fight is against Malice, so we're gonna go

with our heavy horizontal plow in the front.

It's 3/8th inch AR-500,

should be more than enough to absorb the shots.

There's always concern,

it could hook the edge of our plow

and, you know, maybe shear some bolts

but with the shape of Malice and its top,

I think we can really do some damage with our new weapon.

I think it's a good matchup for us,

I think plow can take the hits.

We're gonna be running our lighter weapon

which we call the drumstick.

And that's going to allow us to run titanium armor

underneath the UHMW that we normally run

because we think he's gonna get through our armor,

no issue and we wanna do as much as we can to prevent him

from hitting anything important.

Luckily, our robot is pretty fire-proof.

We actually did a lot of testing prior

to make sure that our padding will keep it

from catching fire, hopefully.

Robots, activate.

for more on the weapon

that Malice will be using tonight,

we take it over to our bot whisperer, Pete.

Before we talk about the weapon,

you should be looking at that armor

that's on the front of Blacksmith.

Because he knows the weapon he's going to go against.

It is this 60 pound hunk of metal

right here that I'm holding.

Kenny, can you see this?

I can see you shaking.

Oh, this table is not ready for this weapon.

watch it there, Pete.

red team, ready?

Blue Team, ready?

fight, fight, fight!

Malice driver, David rush,

just licking his chops for this one.

Let the bot battle begin.

Oh, Malice with the big shot.

Trying to work through the backside of Blacksmith.

Blacksmith is on its head.

Can it self-right? Malice, hanging back.

It's having trouble, but it does, it rights itself.

beautiful self-right there by Blacksmith.

missed opportunity by Malice.

oh!

Look at the ferocity of that weapon.

Oh, another big one.

These are vicious shots.

there goes that hammer head,

Malice just ripped it off.

- oh! - oh, my goodness!

and the top is now in flames.

unbelievable!

Malice doing some serious damage right now.

now, what in the world

is Blacksmith's strategy, Kenny?

well, Al Kindle has no choice

but to try and break Malice's weapon

and see if he can even up the scorecards.

He has the wedge to do it.

this is amazing.

Can Al Kindle and Blacksmith make it two minutes

on fire without their primary weapon?

Blacksmith always fights its way

to make the fight dramatic.

he's still swinging that hammer.

And how about Malice continuing to attack here?

Looking for the right angle to land yet,

another big time shot.

I mean, they gotta attack the back of Blacksmith,

also attacking that flare.

Come on, is that all you got?

I love it, Al Kindle there egging

Malice's driver, David rush on.

Al Kindle is a crafty veteran,

he knows he needs to break Malice's weapon.

He wants Malice to keep throwing itself

into that big wedge on the front of Blacksmith.

does Blacksmith have a fire suit on or something?

This is incredible.

Still going strong.

And look at the weapon,

that drumstick at the front of Malice,

carving its way into Blacksmith

and it's not slowing its opponent down.

yeah, Malice has to be wondering

what do I need to do to knock out this bot.

50 seconds to go.

It's still cascading through Blacksmith.

Malice still chopping away full blown with its weapon.

what a fight!

Closing in on a 30 second mark.

Blacksmith is gonna do whatever it can

to try and stop the primary weapon of Malice.

these shots are just brutal.

Blacksmith still trying to use the hammer.

wow! Unbelievable, 20 to go.

it's still in flames.

oh, another huge shot!

Somehow, Blacksmith and Al Kindle

on fire the last two minutes

will force a judge's decision.

whoo, what a fight!

Blacksmith refusing to die

at the hands of a very angry, Malice.