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Bowser Boys bids up and he's going up against Mildly Dangerous.
>> Uhoh.
>> It looks like Mildly Dangerous may have been underelling how dangerous he is.
OH, >> CARDS ARE FLYING. Is his opponent going to tap out?
>> All right, he has tapped out. Your winner by Total Destruction is Mildly Dangerous.
I've officially upgraded you to barely dangerous fight.
>> We have our first match of the beetleweight division.
>> These robots are three lbs.
>> As our big purple drum tries to lay out some pain, the hammer saw using those force to control.
>> He wants to pin his opponent down and try to strike with that blade. Oh, a brutal hit.
Can he get his hammer saw out of his opponent?
>> Entanglement down. Match is paused.
>> All right, we're pausing the match, ladies and gentlemen. The two watch our stuff together.
>> We have a very brave soul who's going to reach into the arena.
>> So, I'm not touching it.
>> I do have a gripper on top of this ring.
>> Hi.
>> Hello.
>> Our hammers trying to pin our opponent down.
>> 5sec.
Hammer deliver a little bit devastating.
>> Tap out. Tap out.
>> That is a tap out. Your winner is a blue hammer.
>> Hey there, Builder Blog. Diana here. So, Zach is busy judging the plant and fairy weight class.
He's over there somewhere. So, I am going to be hosting the builder blog.
>> 3 2 1. The match has begun. Laceration box rushes. Oh, the tin man's losing chunks.
>> Tin man seems to still be going.
>> All right, the judge has called it. Tin man's battery has been exposed. And to avoid a lipo fire, he is being counted as knocked out.
>> He fires off a rocket.
>> So, I found this guy What's going on over here?
>> Ooh. Is it time for me to be a rep?
>> Battery powered shot back. Attach the top plate of a robot.
>> Uh-huh.
>> This goes here.
>> This goes here. And you have a Zamboni.
If it works.
>> I thought a Zamboni was like a pizza.
>> What?
>> Zambon. R2 Destroy is going after the RX7, but uhoh, RX7 looks like he's getting stuck on the wall, but is back in this fight.
>> R2 Destroy tried to spit up to speed, but RX7 won't give him an inch.
>> Nice, nice, nice.
>> There you go. Charging.
>> I was not listed.
>> The battle continues.
>> R2 destroying can't get the space he needs to get his blade going.
And RX7 is being relentless on his assault.
>> Oh, R2 destroyed.
>> Ladies and gentlemen, with a tap out, your winner is RX Destroy.
>> So, let's hear who thinks the vertical is about to win.
>> Battle begins as Darkstar races across and flips over SOT.
ROBOTS.
>> OH, BOUNCING off the ceiling. SOT's trying very hard to get right side up as Darkst Star is looking to take do a few more hits.
>> Dark Stars ripped something off him, but ST has been celebrated, but he cannot seem to move. I am going to start a 10 count. 10.
>> N >> his opponent trying to free him, >> which is brought to you by Luke.
>> He's in the red square. the blue one over there in the red square.
>> Blade is making a horrendous noise as it's going up against delivering some hits, but he's getting flipped over.
like 252.
>> I think the general geo data that's why >> or maybe maybe he's >> with one minute left on the clock.
>> If I cannot see it, I will count you out. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 two one. Match over, ladies and gentlemen.
>> Jesse, who are these wonderful people you're with?
>> These are the people from Sierra College that uh that are part of Magic Smoke that >> Magic Smoke >> my hockey team.
>> That's the name of your robot. I hear Magic Smoke is not a good thing though.
We use it carefully.
>> Okay. Okay.
>> Very nice. So you guys are >> keep it contained most of the time.
>> We have Beetle here, Trident, and then we have XB, which actually has a plate of AR500 in the front.
>> Wow.
Who are you guys going up against first?
>> Do you know? Let me double check.
Royally >> Royally Pucked. I love these names.
Hey there, Builder Blog. So, I am getting ready to be a goal judge. That is the official name of what I am doing.
So, I'm going to make it clear whether a hockey team gets a goal or not. And then shenanigans. So, you may notice there's a Scorpio jersey over there.
Our teammate Jesse is on a bot hockey team this year.
Magic smoke.
That is who we're rooting for. Jesse, are you the goalie >> or the defensive or the offensive?
>> I'm the shot taker.
>> Shot taker.
>> Isn't that for 21-year-old birthday parties?
>> Three, two, one, fight. Robots fight.
The battle begins as Zephyr is already tearing parts off his opponent.
>> Uhoh, he's stuck.
>> Uh, has he called? He hasn't called for it.
>> He needs to >> Oh, he got out. Wow.
>> So much torque on that. What the heck?
That is a ridiculous amount of torque on that weapon. Uh >> oh. Has Zephyr lost his weapon?
>> Zephr's definitely had aggression and control through this. And there's ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT. OH NO.
>> All right. If I cannot see movement, I will count you out. 10 >> 9 8 >> 7 6 5 4 >> 3 two one.
>> That is a knockout.
Oh. Oh.
Heat. Heat.
Ladies and gentlemen, that is a lipo out. Your winner is plant aggression.
Play robots fight as Dean 67 is coming out against uncertain driver.
>> Uh-oh.
Deep 67 seems to be getting some good hits in and throwing back our little original Sin.
Original Sin trying to dart around and race around his opponent.
Uh-oh. Oh, he just lost wheels. That was always original Sid's problem, too.
>> He's still got one wheel. I've seen original Sid win matches with one wheel.
>> Go for the wires, Ezra.
>> If I cannot see moving, I will start a couch.
Assuming he stops hitting you.
That is a tap out. Your winner is deep 67.
>> There's a hammer somewhere.
>> Is that an Ezra?
>> Hello. So, what's going on over here?
>> Uh, this robot's a little bit in pieces right now.
>> I took a big hit from a hammer saw. Oh my gosh. Yeah, it's it's not looking so so good. So, I got to replace a lot of electronics.
>> Uhhuh.
>> Uh, and just duct tape this together and hopefully I can go another match.
>> Okay.
>> Let's see.
>> Yep.
>> Yeah. Um, I had a a freeway match.
>> My wheels came off.
>> Oh, no. You don't want that.
>> All right. Well, I will let you get back to it.
>> Good luck.
>> Two. One. Fight. Romance. Fight >> as Seth is up to speed, but his opponent is There he goes.
>> That was very nice of his opponent to wait for him.
Is that it? Bowser boy, >> are you done?
>> Fight robots fight.
>> The battle begins. Oh, as RX7 delivers some good hits.
Darkst Star gets flipped over. He selfrightes like a champ and is getting back up to speed.
>> Cards are flying and these bots are dying. Hollow RX7. Oh, there he goes.
>> Focus on driving.
>> Oh, Dark Star getting flipped.
Oh, more parts are coming off of Darkstar.
>> Oh my god.
>> All right. If I can't That is a tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, your winner is RX7, not Gundam.
>> Look, it's a Nick.
>> Hey, I thought you were in Arizona.
>> I moved.
>> You moved.
>> You're California now?
>> No, I'm here.
>> Yay. One of us.
>> One of us. Are you in San Jose area or San?
>> Nice.
>> Hey, I work in San Fran.
>> Ezra, are you still working?
>> Always.
>> Always.
>> I should leave him alone.
>> Put the wheels back on.
>> Robots need wheels to move. Unless you're this robot, then you need bristles to move. Oo.
Judges are ready. Three, two, one, fight. Robots fight.
>> Choppa and 00's trying to spit up.
>> Uhoh.
>> But Chappa Mapa sees his opportunity.
0 struggling to get going now that he's upside down.
>> Ironically, he does seem to move a little better.
0 trying to get going, but Choaba wants to pin him.
>> Oh, 00 getting tossed across the ring.
>> Oh, now 00's right side up. Choppa goes for a swing and 00's upside down again.
Oo, those big bads.
Continuing to spin up.
>> Uhoh.
>> Oh, this is what Chaba Bapa's been waiting for. Is he going to get the hit?
>> 0 M spit up.
00 still has both drives going.
>> We a minute and 26 seconds into the fight.
>> Oh, another big hit here.
>> I see a little bit of smoke coming out of 00. Is that going to be it?
>> I do need to see motion. 10 9 8 >> All right, he is moving.
Not very well, but he is moving.
>> Chapa, really trying to finish off that one side.
>> Oh, he's still spitting that one wheel.
>> Cut him in half.
>> Oh, zero zero.
You guys just won your first bot hockey match. What are you going to do next?
>> Hopefully win the second, but we have to fix the motor because for the second half of that match, you pretty much didn't have one of our robots going.
>> Okay.
>> Do you know what caused it?
>> Uh, not chaos.
>> Yeah, chaos.
>> Excellent. Well, good luck.
>> RX7, are you ready?
>> Yep.
>> RX7's ready. Laceration, are you ready?
>> READY. AUDIENCE, ARE YOU READY TO SEE SOME PARTS FLY?
>> Here we go. Three, two, one, fight.
Robots fight.
>> Oh.
>> Uhoh. Up on top. RX7 COMES BACK. OH.
Laceration delivers a devastating blow.
Oh, but laceration flying >> as he goes airborne again.
>> But uhoh, >> RX7 seems to keep stalling here.
>> Screws are pulled out.
>> Uhoh. R, it looks like Laceration is having some trouble. And RX7 is continuing to assault.
>> What happened to your head?
Uhoh. I cannot see movement. I'm going to start a count. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
That is a knockout on Laceration. Your winner is RX7.
>> Deep 67s is ready. Go ahead and press your button.
All right. Not born yet. Are you ready?
>> All right. The drivers are ready. The match is set. Three, two, one, fight.
Robots fight.
>> Not born yet.
>> Oh no.
>> Bottom plate.
>> Not born yet. Has lost his base plate.
>> He needs that.
>> Yeah, probably.
>> Well, now it's just a second weapon.
They're crazy now. What the hell?
>> Those are two massive hits.
>> Deep 67s with that blades in full power. Oh, not bored yet. Sends it flying across the ring.
>> Another big hit. And I think he got a wheel, ladies and gentlemen.
>> Not bored yet. Is definitely ripping a wheel on the D67.
Oh.
>> Oh, he bounced him off the jumbotron.
>> Oh no, >> that does not have wheels anymore.
>> I am going to count you out to 10.
>> Nine.
>> He's moving.
>> Actually, that is movement. Kind of.
Sort of if you squint at it.
>> Actually, you do move better than some of the personal robots.
Oh, we totally didn't need that motor.
>> Seriously, you somehow moved so well just with your weapon.
>> Weapon's gone on.
>> It's not It's not good.
>> 30 seconds left as he has full movement.
>> Oh, he's trying to do the backwards hammersaw move.
>> 17 seconds.
likely >> barely.
>> ALL RIGHT. OH, HE JUMPED AT HIS OPPONENT.
>> FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE, MATCH. OH, REALLY?
>> Somehow this round is going to the judges.
>> All right. Who wants us? Just put 30 more seconds on the clock. No, >> the drivers don't want that. But I want that. All right. What do you think? Who won?
>> I think the horizontal.
>> Okay. I know. And we're going to look at the other judge.
>> Horizontal.
>> All right.
>> In a unanimous judges decision, the round goes to the robot who still has wheels.
>> Not born yet.
fight with a big bag of getting sets up against the wall.
OH, >> BATTERY. Ladies and gentlemen, that is a knockdown.
>> Bra and purple blade are going headto head.
Oh, the purple blade gets tossed across the ring. He's trying to selfright rips a big chunk off the normal blade.
>> Yeah.
Please keep your children off the glass.
The robots do transfer energy when they hit the wall.
Uh-oh. Dragster's upside down. This is Marble Blade's chance.
Dragster continuing to do big strikes.
Forbal Blade goes for those big rushes.
Oh, Dragster racing around the ring as farade is getting hit after hit.
30 seconds left on the clock.
Marble Blade continuing to fight, but Dragster racing around the arena like a dragster. Gets flipped over courtesy of the Marvel Blade. The Marble Blade does manage to rip one of the wheelguards off or sorry, Corpse off.
The cartage is chaotic.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Match over. Ladies and gentlemen, this one goes to the judges.
>> I hear you guys are animals.
>> Yeah. Party animal.
>> Hey Uh, >> so you guys are a bot hockey team?
>> Yep. Yes.
>> Excellent.
>> No.
>> No. Then what are you doing here?
>> Good question.
>> Okay. Fair pizza. Eating pizza. It is great pizza, isn't it?
>> Yep. Yep.
>> Yep.
>> Excellent. Well, good luck to you in whatever it is you're doing here. I hope you figure that out cuz that is just as important as knowing what you're doing somewhere. We clearly bring the party.
>> Of course.
>> Yes.
>> Someone needs to.
>> Exactly.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Are you ready?
>> There's an answer.
>> Overflow ain't ready.
>> What the heck?
>> There's a fly. We are not going to save the fly.
>> All right, the drivers are ready. The box is locked. Here we go. Three, two, one. Fight. Robots fight.
Oh boy.
>> OH, EMOTIONAL damage gets set straight into the ceiling.
>> Oh, and somehow stack overflow also goes into the ceiling.
>> Show motion.
>> If I cannot see motion, we will count you out. There it is.
>> Oh, emotional damage. Delivering some emotional damage. Why his opponent's upside down?
>> 10 >> 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 >> Knock out. Let's go.
>> Your winner is emotional damage. Two.
One. Fight. Robots fight.
>> So start.
All right, we're going.
>> Noticed us.
>> Oh, yeah. He's noticed us.
>> Hi.
>> Hi.
>> I'm Alex. This is Felix. And that's Celix.
>> Gotcha.
>> Now, functioning, capable, but not >> here. We go.
>> Overtone, are you ready? Uh yeah, >> RX7, are you ready?
>> Audience, are you guys ready?
>> YEAH.
>> AND WE'RE DOING THIS IN THREE, TWO, ONE, FIGHT.
That large diameter vert on RX7 here.
Two, three, four. Release. Release.
That large diameter vert is to keep Overtone at bay and to deter Overtone from swinging that weapon into his face.
But those four are doing a really good job control the pace here. They force block here in the middle of the arena.
Who's going to back up? Who's going to concede ground here? They're both content to keep mashing forward. Time time. Robots off. We're going to un 30 seconds into this fight so far. About 30 seconds in.
>> All right, drivers. Are you ready?
>> We're resumeuming in three, two, one, resume.
Oh, there's a good shot from RX7 over bouncing back upright.
>> Got to be a little careful that hammers off right now. If they're not careful, they can prepare his position. Three, four, release. Release.
>> Okay, >> they separating now. They're free. Oh, RX7's got to be careful that exact moment. Two, three, four, release. Big shot there. I see some minute left in THIS FIGHT AND RX7 MIGHT BE DOWN. 1 2 3 4 release. Release. RX7 is still up. They're still going. Less than 60 seconds remaining in this match up here, folks. Big shots from Overton, but they've been unable TO PIERCE THE SHELL OF RX7.
>> Very back into the MATCH UP HERE.
CHEWING INTO THE FRONT END OF OVERTON NOW. RX7 GETTING BOUNCED UP. TWO, THREE, FOUR. RELEASE. RELEASE. 30 seconds left in this fight, folks. Just 30 extra remaining. IS THAT IT OUT OF RX7? 1 2 1 2 3 4 release. 20 seconds left. RX7 seems to be losing steam here. Running out of juice.
>> 10 SECONDS.
>> FINAL 10 SECONDS. THIS FIGHT IS OVER IN 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. THAT'S THE FIGHT.
ROBOTS OFF. ROBOTS OFF. ROUND OF APPLAUSE, GUYS. Round of applause for a grand final of tier 10.
>> All right.
>> Function check first. Overtone first.
Overtone.
>> Spinner.
>> Any spinner.
>> Uhoh.
>> I don't see a weapon.
>> RX7.
>> RX. That's a weapon.
>> All right, Bla. Thank you.
right now.
>> It's life. Nice.
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