Tables Turnt, Burnt, and Earnt - BattleBots FOTW: Minotaur vs SawBlaze - from WC7

It's Robot Fighting Time!
Amazing World Championship action as the fiery Minotaur faces off against longstanding rival SawBlaze.
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Show Synopsis: With all the thrills and edge-of-your-seat tension of a major sporting tournament, combined with the latest in robot engineering and larger-than-life inventors, BattleBots has viewers of all ages gripped.
In pairs, bot inventors go head-to-head inside the perilous and bullet-proof BattleBot arena, with the aim of destroying or completely disabling their opponent’s machine.
During each episode, we meet the creators behind these awesome machines. From amateurs and super-smart technology students to seasoned professionals who have dedicated their lives to creating the ultimate fighting robot, find out what drives these charismatic inventors, and how they turn their visions into supreme battling robots.
Who will go home with the spectacular BattleBots trophy?
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[@Supaschinni]

WHAT. A. FIGHT! Are you kidding me? That was one of the most epic battles I remember!

[@jessiwicoy5206]

Indonesia minotaur fans ❤

[@rhysioeren3203]

no doubt, that was a tremendous fight. i thought for a moment that minotaur would be able to make a comeback for the fight, but sawblaze was able to make use the battle box against its opponent very well during the whole fight. i wish both could continue.

[@econecoff1725]

The tables turned so many times in that fight that the table is now classified as a full-bodied-spinner.

[@VideoRandoMix]

​@@jessiwicoy5206 sama cuy seneng saya liat battle bot

[@hn.smrxmix]

WAIT REALLY??

[@gregkelly2145]

I am in awe of the engineering prowess on display this season. When bots can burst into flames and just keep coming back for more, it really says something about the designers and builders. Can't wait for next season!

[@ryanbarker5217]

now if only fusion can figure it out, they'd be a formidable opponent

[@princess_soluz]

i agrew with you. that must be a really good design. burning yet keep going!

[@SpencerHHO]

Redundant batteries and internal compartments to contain the fire to one battery. You saw smoke coming from the second battery near the end which was lead to its defeat.

[@russellhltn1396]

@@SpencerHHO Maybe, but I'm suspecting a loss of battery capacity. When one bank catches fire, the remaining battery doesn't have enough to go the distance.

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Black Dragon really impressed in the finals two years back, spending 2.5 minutes of the match on fire and still winning in the end. Perhaps it's a Targaryen.

[@AHYL88]

This was a great fight, and Minotaur really fought back and had Sawblaze on the ropes after being on the back foot themselves!

[@ryanbates3319]

Easily one of the best fights in all of BB history. That loss hurt as a Minotaur fan, so so close to the best comeback ever, but I can’t be mad. Sawblaze is a unique bot that is driven so well, and it deserves the nut

[@blockednostril9739]

Minotaur really is the comeback master, very good at winning by endurance and spirit a lone. Was a gut wrencher of a match

[@darylcastillo1439]

Both Jamison Go and Daniel Freitas knew they had the fight of their lives after it ended. Brilliant match!

[@ryanbates3319]

I think Daniels fight of his life was probably the cobalt fight, he was literally exhausted after that one. But yeah this was an epic brawl, just wish minotaur survived

[@Starkiller5121]

Such a hard loss for minotaur. They have truly proven themselves to be hardy, destructive and absolutely resilient, but Jamison's driving ability and his utilisation of an opponent's weapon against them is marvelous driving.

[@meganyeti8747]

i think the only problem of minotaur was the durability

[@seanquek3231]

@@meganyeti8747 Minotaur has good durability they made a mistake by going upside down where it's bottom defensevisnt as strong as the top which cost them the round

[@15_blade3]

​@@seanquek3231 and the front fork of saw blade

[@ryanbates3319]

@MeganYeti they have really good durability, it’s just that this fire was just too massive

[@FreeNeato4Me]

spoilers

[@michaelmcgruddy9464]

most entertaining fight ive seen, destruction, drama, well matched opponents

[@AusSkiller]

SawBlaze absolutely deserved all of its success this season, the design of the bot only works with an excellent driver and Jamison Go delivered some of the best driving I've ever seen. And his team did great work getting the bot to run so well and making modifications to increase their chances in their matches.

[@bami2]

Yeah, a bot like SawBlaze can lose on just a single driving mistake. As the match goes on you can see the forks lose effectiveness from getting shredded up and Minotaur was really starting to make a comeback in the second half of the match, but it was just pure driving skill that made SawBlaze outlast the creeping damage on Minotaur from the fire.

[@estudos6491]

@@bami2 If was not the fire SawBlaze would be destroyed, since it didn't have a weapon anymore.

[@ryanamburgy2791]

@@estudos6491 sawblaze caused the fire by hitting the batteries

[@benjamindavidson9567]

@@ryanamburgy2791 Bunch of folks on Reddit trying to discount this win because "Minotaur would have won if it wasn't on fire!". What caused the fire, y'all? Jamison had three fights with three surgical strikes in the finale - he got Minotaur and Ribbot's battery, and 3/4 of Huge's weapon chain. The only one they would have won without that precision would have been Ribbot, so all credit in the world to SawBlaze and Jamison Go's driving.

[@bami2]

@@benjamindavidson9567 Also don't forget the previous time Sawblaze and Minotaur went head to head, Minotaur got flipped upside down and hit in the same place by Sawblaze and also caught on fire then lol. If RioBotz didn't want their bot on fire they should've added the same armor package on the bottom that they had on the top, but they didn't have the weight for it. This win is 100% because SawBlaze is awesome and has very good driver/weapon operator, discounting the win because of whatever is just ignorant. This is no fluke but pure operator skill with a well designed bot.

[@beauottenbreit7992]

Absolutely agree with the pick for Fight of the Week. After the night was finished, I consider this the real championship fight. What an epic fight.

[@derrickhageman1969]

The sight of seeing sawblaze's weapon go right through minitor's armor like a hot knife through butter kinda frightens me because it proves how powerful that weapon really is

[@goronimus304]

Back in season 2 it was said that saws and hammersaws would never be powerful enough to be effective, and now one has won the Giant Nut.

[@derrickhageman1969]

@@goronimus304 oh boy they were so wrong

[@Dru_Stephan]

This iteration of their weapon kinda reminds of the OG Razer. Just much faster.

[@Cyromantik]

"Hammersaw" is just such a horrifying word isn't it? It's great.

[@F3udF1st]

Too bad they only used it like, once.

[@tonycarter4809]

Mr go is a epic driver he knew what he had to do and he done it ... he got his target what was after 👊

[@volodymyrbabenko5594]

Really one of the most spectacular fights, fire, punches and a well-deserved knockout in the last seconds!

[@waynesteedman6855]

Fight starts at 3:57

[@jordanc8499]

Thanks!

[@Destros2ndone]

thx :)

[@user-ux2dd9pp8x]

Thanks, Sick of this videos where HALF of it is just talking BS

[@YouChwb]

@@user-ux2dd9pp8x Not to mention the fight intro. Simply not necessary when you just want to watch robots.

[@MagicalBread]

@@user-ux2dd9pp8x It’s a Every sport ever is like this. You have the build up, the introductions, than information all before the fight/ match/ game etc.

[@starhalv2427]

What I love abour Minotaur, is that it's literally half the size of most other bots, yet is extremely offensive and can endure a ton of damage.

[@lindsaywalsh8611]

WHAT A FIGHT You can never count Daniel or minotaur out of a fight if thought they were on fire their drum still broke Sawblaze’s arm and weapon! Sad loss for Daniel but it’s always fun to watch these 2 in the box

[@thebintshow]

This fight is insane, I could feel my heart beating so fast. Both drivers were on top of their games. Kudos to both teams

[@Nerdizei]

Obrigado minotauro por representar o Brasil, isto foi insano!

[@Whostt.Editxz]

Como ele pegou fogo tão rápido?

[@Diogopagani13]

Bateria furada , vazamento , ative as legendas dos vídeos oficiais do bb

[@eca7053]

Sawblaze's driver was truly fantastic. Minotaur would follow him behind then Sawblaze would turn 180 immediately to spoon minotaur and pin him into a wall. Seeing that blad cut through minotaur's armor was truly satisfying to watch. Well deserved win! 💯👏🏻🔥

[@valdemarhoejlund6506]

This season might be the best Minotaur ever looked at. Number one seed and their loss was after a hard-fought battle with the eventual champion.

[@allgona]

I've watched this fight several times now. The recovery and driving skill of Sawblaze at 5:56 saved them the match and the nut. If they hadnt landed on their wheels it would have been game over.

[@MyAngela995]

I held my breath when Sawblqze went airborne. That landing determined the match.

[@ChrisCross269]

You're telling me these robots are nutting?!?!?!???

[@silastopole]

ngl ive never seen such an epic season 🔥

[@marshmelows]

It keeps getting better and better

[@BanditSurvivorContent]

Probably the best finale. Of anything. Like, Ever.

[@david.cutipa]

AMAZING FIGHT. This is what happens when you get the (possibly) two BEST drivers of the show to have a match between them.

[@blockednostril9739]

This fight was incredible. On re watch I didn’t realise just how close it was. Two or three times after sawblazes weapon broke they were so close to rolling onto their backs and getting stuck. Fantastic match from both sides..both teams win or lose are one of the most entertaining machines to watch

[@Dysphoros]

This was a true final material. Even though I'm a fan of Minotaur, I can't really be sad with Minotaur losing after giving such an epic performance while on fire. SawBlaze definitely deserved the win but it was really close. Unfortunately, the vital hit was delivered early. *Minotaur will get the nut the next season.* (I really had to use a VPN for this.)

[@Matt-cn2nn]

If Minotaur had caught fire just 10 seconds later, they could've swung a JD in their way. Definitely one of the most even, back-and-forth fights of all time.

[@karlos666uk2]

They really can last alot longer on fire then most other bots yes I.m looking at fusion. This episode was awesome the top seeds going pretty early was a surprise but was reallly glad for how good huge was this season.

[@thomasmochila]

@@karlos666uk2 Huge worked great this season due to the lack of horizontal weapons, which is a huge vulnerability.

[@redberries8039]

I've absolutely loved this whole season of Battlebots, and the final show was truly epic. Glad a novel design like SawBlaze won.

[@benjamindavidson9567]

Best season of the show, hands down. No major RESULT controversies, no boring fights in the tournament, plenty of upsets, a new champion, and the closest finals match of the reboot.

[@6root91]

Straight to the history books. This is beyond legendary, with recency bias considered.

[@torturebr]

Unfortunately Minotaur died at 6:10 when electronics failed due to the fire (you can see the drum stopping). It was really close, but Jimo was cirurgical, again. Best fight of the season, seconded by Minotaur vs Cobalt.

[@Eden_M]

Exactly, Minotaur vs Cobalt was the craziest match

[@DanDan-li4hr]

minotaur can win if Jamison did not upgrade to a solid rubber wheel with plastic side armor. minotaur got a good hit with sawblaze wheel while being tilted but it still driving well

[@michaelsaint8695]

What a match. That Has got to be one of the best I've seen

[@biaxolotl5171]

Congrats to sawblaze for doing what no 4-wheeled vert could this season!

[@bjones8470]

Wow!!! Such great piloting from both teams. Fantastic match up!!! So happy I found this channel. I didn’t realize this was still going on.

[@Bassotronics]

Jesus what a fight! That’s the longest lasting burning bot I’ve ever seen! Both were tearing each other apart!

[@typhoon1575]

Black dragon, a couple years back, was on fire for 2 minutes and then won against ribbot

[@discover_zanzibar400]

One of the best fight ever seen of Minotaur.. Much love from Zanzibar, Tanzania 🇹🇿 ❤❤❤❤

[@sammydavis5628]

Absolutely one of the best fights of all time.

[@nickadams2951]

Minotaur looks like a robot vacuum. I was not surprised with the outcome.

[@archimetropolis]

Ok?

[@nicg7451]

Thank you guys so much for another awesome season of Battlebots

[@RodrigoM3llo]

Sawblaze's traction is just insane. Minotaur is known for pushing his opponents to the corners, yet they couldn't stand that much pressure... Weapons-wise, sawblaze just had a hard time mid-battle, if Minotaur didn't lose power, that could be it for sawblaze. Awesome battle. Proud of the Brazilian beast 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@IJ-E36]

Awesome fight, well done both teams!

[@SANEK-GT-500]

Горящий минотавр рвущийся в бой. Вот такие бои мы должны и хотим видеть. 👍🏼

[@Moakmeister]

Minotaur may have done more damage, but SawBlaze did EFFECTIVE damage.

[@ryanbates3319]

Yeah, still an incredible fight a year later, even though it still breaks my heart seeing Minotaur come THAT close to winning that fight but just falling at the end. But what a battle

[@233Deadman]

A very good choice for fight of the week in a week filled with great fights (mostly) Probably the best choice though without picking the actual final or something.

[@siqueira4470]

THAT WAS I N C R E D I B L Y !!!!! what an absolute brawl Congrats to both teams, this fight could easily be a final!!

[@Nitryl44]

Amazing fight ! Both took a lot of damage and Minotaur fought till the end. Nice win for SawBlaze but Mino is still my favorite !

[@maximesharesterror3263]

What a fight! One of the best of all time! Congrats to both teams!

[@stuckwchuck]

What a fight man. SawBlaze is a BEAST ! This was my favorite fight here.

[@shawnfoogle920]

Well now the season is over. it was a great season. But... everytime a season ends its depressing because we all know we have to wait essentially a whole year for the next.

[@TailsFetish]

well maybe a half year with the golden bold tournament

[@bami2]

Since Bounty Hunters they film some kind of secondary competition with bots who didn't compete in the ro16 so I imagine there will be a pause before they air the rest of it, but not for a whole year.

[@Giovansbilly]

I'm hyped for Manta though

[@scarey2me]

Jamison Go, you are a beast. Congrats to you and the team.

[@mrwatson1741]

one of the best fight ive seen in a long time

[@TedApelt]

This is the closest knockout I have seen yet. Minotaur almost had this one and might have won had it lasted another 20 or so seconds. Brilliant fighting by both.

[@jliller]

If it goes to decision I'm pretty sure Sawblaze still wins.

[@russellhltn1396]

@@jliller Sawblaze lost a weapon. If Minotaur was still moving and spinning, they'd win.

[@Cobrax_x]

Sawblaze is probably the best driven bot in history.

[@luizhenriquemessias3603]

Acho que n

[@hansballarta2738]

I would say a best control bot design

[@theflashturtle29]

@@hansballarta2738 control bots don’t consistently win by KO

[@hansballarta2738]

@@theflashturtle29 he is a control bot that damage

[@noivern1380]

@@hansballarta2738 I agree

[@BigJuice69]

What a great season its been, the new rules have really helped.

[@RodrigoM3llo]

Minotaur is just that beast, hard to defeat!!!! Great job guys!!!

[@ClaudioBorgesBTM]

PUC Rio fez um bom trabalho!!! Uma grande batalha !!! Dominaram bem giroscópio e precessão!!! Rolo triturador foi boa ideia mas faltou um perfurante de alto impacto que é determinante para a vitória na maioria da batalhas.

[@FilosefeAbstrac]

That battle is going down in my top five of all time insane matches! 👾💥🤖🤯

[@SaucyCharmander]

Such an amazing fight prob my favorite fight of the season, the atmosphere at the taping was nuts. Really happy for ja mo going all the way and winning after all this time, but Minotaur is due next I can’t wait for when they win the nut

[@Reignofdusk]

Suuuuuch a well matched fight!! Epic driving skills on both sides and the destruction was CRAZY!!

[@travi5885]

One of the best fights yet!

[@mr_cacao]

Epic Fight !

[@randquadrozzi5850]

32 bot tournament was epic this year and though I'm a big fan of huge sawblaze was incredible as was his driving

[@dedede5586]

dude, what a match. the fact that minotaur could keep fighting at that level of aggression while engulfed in flames is insane

[@austinmorrison6953]

When Minotaur loses they don’t just go down. They go down swinging and in a blaze of glory! Literally!

[@iduychess7421]

I fell in love with this show because of the Minotaure

[@Theskyjul]

The most spectacular fight ever seen on this channel

[@paradoxbeatzz]

This was intensely awesome

[@thomassinbruno2612]

great pilot for sawblaze!!!!!!!regards from France!!very nice fight!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@smithyblue]

Good Lord what a f*****g epic fight, kicking off the finale between Sawblaze and Minotaur and making it a proper slug-fest. Until Minotaur succumbed to the damage it took, but a great battle regardless.

[@samuelkirkwood6702]

That was mental, what a fight!

[@ryanhampson673]

Oh man, I haven’t seen this show in years…Jesus the evolution of the robots is nuts compared to when this first started.

[@TheLostTrooperGaming]

Amazing driving by both teams !

[@BotFansUnited]

ONE OF THE BEST FIGHTS IVE EVER SEEN! TOTAL FIRE!

[@what-fw5vk]

FAX

[@Jegsunelekwev]

This looks so fun!

[@ralkai]

Man, after that comeback I was rooting for Minotaur... What an epic fight!

[@AlbinoMutant]

Definitely one of the coolest fights.

[@oohhhhh]

Amazing accuracy. Phenomenal fight.

[@justiceforall3973]

Wow! What a fight!! What an amazing battle 🤯

[@gregsiska8599]

I'd love to see a vid of the damage up close, post-fight.

[@lafej7439]

Amazing driving and fight, imo! TY, commands!

[@kingofthespook]

This was absolutely incredible

[@Sir_Djack]

Amazing fight, respect !

[@thenoshow]

This was epic battle man wow Battle till Death.. superb action and anger against each other ..

[@WillMaletic]

I would give this fight of the year tbh. I found it better than the cobalt match or witch doctor fusion

[@dinonuggetzzz5357]

There's levels to this game and these two are elites!!

[@jasonv.9015]

One of the best battles ever!

[@abcdefg9010]

The best fight I've seen... 💯

[@dondiezel]

Superb fight! Good job saw blaze! Minotaur was also ferocious.

[@Jayb745]

This is looking really awesome

[@peejay8519]

Great fight from both robots.

[@Neighbor618]

That was pretty epic 🔥

[@evgeny114]

Amazing stuff!

[@markbirri4893]

That was the best fight i've seen

[@n16161]

That was some INSANE piloting by both competitors

[@Keenok]

Awesome fight!

[@tj_nanda]

one of the best fight of Battlebots

[@mysterymayhem7020]

that was one heck of a fight. wow.

[@QAZ-OMEN]

Amazing fight , back and forth and back and forth

[@tomiwaaina5499]

We love a back and forth match

[@j5bmorehh]

That was a great match!

[@roopeshmesta456]

Wat a comeback it was.. One of the best battles⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐... Til the last minute the game was on

[@MNGLD-do2kc]

Such a brutal fight. Excellent driving by sawblaze. He always kept the forks pointed at minotaur and only used the weapon when minotaur was pinned.

[@zablak689]

Minotaur has one of the greatest drivers in battlebots