REMATCH of the fight that changed BattleBots Forever | FoTW: Witch Doctor vs. Minotaur | WC7

[@emirlsanchos6302]

"What happens in the Battlebox stays in the Battlebox." Couldn't have put it better. Marco deserves kudos for such a great display of sportsmanship.

[@crowickedone4037]

Although it'd like to see a battle to complete overload on both sides.

[@romanhlohowskyj]

I also really admire the humbleness

[@1WEareBUFO1]

Marco is the Man! Daniel is the Bull

[@guyh3403]

Bearded man didn't agree though. He looked pumped lol

[@kodoqbesar4301]

Their fight in S6 is the fight that divided the community and responsible for the majority of rule changes this season. This fight told us to distinguish the bot and the builder, as Marco said something along the lines of "We want to destroy Witch Doctor, but we respect the team we're great friends"

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

Marco it's an amazing person indeed. He it's the real heart of the Riobotz team and you can realize how the team changed their attitude compared to the previous season. Nothing against Junior who did his best, but still not being Marco Meggiolaro.

[@zackuattack]

Amen brother.

[@viguiry]

Witch Doctor's Team is cocky. I don't know how many times have I heard them calling the referee for non substantial reasons, while being the one losing (such as "count him down he is not attacking" while they are not moving). It's great that minotaur won, too bad it wasn't a crushing victory.

[@kodoqbesar4301]

@@viguiry They are not cocky at all. You're mistaking Witch Doctor with Riptide

[@sickranchez4742]

@@kodoqbesar4301 He's just another salty fan who can't forget last season's controversy. You see them all the time.

[@romangervaise35]

i'm glad the production didn't bury this topic, they talked about it and did a rematch. That's pretty cool

[@emojack]

Agree. It was a good showing of the spirit of this show. People tend to forget it's a fighting entertainment of similar mindset engineers, not a fight between personal enemies!

[@N1GHTW4TCH]

They weren't able to bury it..

[@larsstougaard7097]

Just what the doctor ordered

[@elementneon]

And we all benefitted from getting to watch this amazing rematch

[@EngineerRiff]

Fight starts at 6:10

[@Lazy_Tim]

Thank you.

[@Global_Epicurean]

6:15

[@ThatOpalGuy]

You don't deserve to watch if you skip faruq

[@BigFatWedge]

F*ck You beat me to it

[@Destros2ndone]

thx

[@smallwaves]

Usually, rematches between top-tiers are done in a blink of an eye. Glad to see this one go the distance. Great final fight before top 32.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Yawnfest...

[@Superkuh2]

This match ended 2 minutes in at 8:00. It only technically went the distance.

[@NK-qn6pq]

Both bots had serious damage to their drivetrains at this point. Witch Doctor could move normally, but didn't have much pushing power left. Minotaur could push, but it's left side was barely working.

[@Warriorcats64]

Half those rematches were with Three-time champ Bite Force to be fair.

[@desmond-hawkins]

Great to see people from the two teams embracing at the end and showing good sportsmanship. You have teams like this, and then you have teams like Riptide.

[@goronimus304]

😂

[@booyah7415]

Just like other reality shows, they can be scripted. There’s producers that told the contestants to play the part of a villain

[@Skracken]

@@booyah7415 Heard they weren't that great to deal with off camera either. But that's just hear-say so it could be true or not; I don't know

[@estudos6491]

@@booyah7415 yeah specially in USA TV shows a lot of things are fake, not the competition, but the way they portray the teams.

[@radamantgamingnetnoidentif823]

Pichula. Porque le dió victoria al otro... Es basura

[@StanleyV64]

Marco's speech at the end was the most heartwarming thing I've heard in a while, and it was important for the fans to hear that. Good show from both teams!

[@1WEareBUFO1]

The sound of Minotaur's drum warms my heart as well 🤤

[@KoWahiKit]

As always the sportsmanship on display at BattleBots is one of the major highlights for me. Minotaur’s captain going in for the hug at 11:16, the respect shown in a moment of triumph. Stellar on all accounts, well done all.

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

I died like five times in this battle. It's amazing to see these two finally being capable to fight each other in their prime and with a proper ruleset.

[@bami2]

Both bots were probably not even at their prime as both bots were kinda already qualified, Witch Doctor was for sure saving spares for the tournament so they weren't running at 100% using repaired parts instead of new ones. Still, what an evenly matched and amazing battle, glad they finally got the crabwalking rules in there because what happened last time was just sad.

[@Cobrax_x]

​@@bami2I heard Witchdoctor used their post fusion frame and minotaur used their post cobalt frame.

[@sickranchez4742]

@@Cobrax_x Correct, they said that on their YT channel

[@phutureproof]

you haven't died once in your entire life lol

[@JayPlaysEverything]

@@phutureproof I was murdered

[@tristanmilner9511]

What great example of excellent sportsmanship by team Minotaur.

[@BanditSurvivorContent]

I love how you can barely hear anything over Minotaur's drum

[@RodrigoM3llo]

Like a jet engine engaging full afterburner

[@orphanmeat4sale24]

Battlebots season 7 2023 seeds:- (1) minotaur (2) Riptide (3) witch doctor (4) hydra (5) Quantum (6) huge (7) endgame (8) sawblaze (9) cobalt (10) copperhead (11) claw viper (12) Ripperoni (13) beta (14) lock jaw (15) lucky (16) switch back (17) malice (18) hypershock (19) bloodsport (20) whiplash (21) black dragon (22) madcatter (23) rotator (24) monsoon (25) blip (26) tantrum (27) skorpios (28) ribbot (29) deathroll (30) jackpot (31) shatter (32) fusion Undefeated teams:- (1) Minotaur (2) Riptide (3) huge (4) Quantum

[@मर्द-त3स]

Minotaur doing great 👍😃

[@jonlima9897]

Minotaur is my fav but Bite force is always gonna be a legend

[@HazukiTheWitchy]

Mad respect for Daniel's Masterclass driving

[@Olav_Hansen]

Both of them did amazing. Daniel showed such extensive knowledge about how much he can turn before the bot lifts, but Mike was able to chase minotaur down a couple times. So many drivers just 'allow' him to disengage most of the time, but witch doctor chased him down several times. 2 great bots, 2 great teams, 2 great drivers and 2 icons for the sport.

[@BSDShoes]

This was one of the best fights this season, two hard hitters up against each other and Witch Doctor did a ton of damage to Minotaur even though Minotaur won. There was a few photos of Minotaur posted after the fight and the body is just very damaged all around (even the weapon was damage, it was dented to the point that it couldn't spin anymore), that's how freaky Witch Doctor's weapon is (which was turned up to 75% power for this fight)

[@ryanbates3319]

Also one of the closest fights in bb history imo. I had damage and aggression tied between the two because they both refused to back down and both were clearly limping at the end. But to me Minotaur won control, so I agree with the JD, but what a excellent and close fight

[@elementneon]

@@ryanbates3319 I think minotaur won in damage, just slightly, mostly because of those mangled forks, otherwise it was pretty equal. Minotaur going for the control points shows they wanted to leave as little to judges decision as possible this time around. Good show.

[@tymz-r-achangin]

Truly appreciated what he expressed at the end of the video. It's so nice that BattleBots never turned into the pathetic drama mentality of the WWF/WWE wrestling

[@Cobrax_x]

Amazing fight, definitely one of the closest this season. I have these two fighting in the finals for my bracket predictions.

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

I have riptide and Minotaur instead and I'm not surprised they are number 1 and 2 seed respectively. I think Witch Doctor, much like Endgame, doesn't has anything much to do against high reach/dense drum spinners. Actually, I think any of the forked bots has a chance against that kind of spinners. But wedged ones or those with heavy forks (like Sawblaze) does it.

[@Cobrax_x]

​@@TheSuperPlayer707I have riptide beating endgame after significant damage to their drum, riptide shattered their weapon bearings frequently last year and may not be in top condition when facing Witchdoctor. Whilst I have Witchdoctor having minimal damage after fighting jackpot and claw viper.

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

@@Cobrax_x well, to me that weapon failures in 2021 by part of Riptide were because are the rookie classic problems. I do not see them breaking this year. They look a lot reliable right now and after looking endgame in the ripperoni fight I think a good hit it's enough to breaking them. They may be powerful but to me never let of looking fragile without their wedge. The most of their fights they win because they doesn't receive damage, but their looses are most because a good hit that shaken their internals enough to make them not working properly. Just take a look on their bloodsport fight or even on their Hydra win where a single flip was enough to compromise their driving. In the other hand, I agree Witch Doctor still having a strong chance to defeat Riptide. Mike's driving it's amazing and the mobility of the Witch it's also good enough to dodging potential one hit kills by the so called new school Tombstone. Something I don't see with Endgame which his mobility was always limited to sit back and point their weapon until they see an open, because of the obvious risk of being stuck on the floor due their over exaggerated ground clearance.

[@MotorsportWeekly]

My last two are hydra and end game, with the kiwis winning it all

[@Cobrax_x]

​@@MotorsportWeeklycan see that too, everyone seems to be sleeping on endgame but they are still a top contender imo, winners of 2020 and champions.

[@zackuattack]

YES! YES! YEEEESSSSSS!! Thank you so much, you definitely read our minds on which fight we wanted!

[@joen0411]

I’m a Witch Doctor fan but I also hate long forks more than anything so as far as I’m concerned destroying forks gets you points. In the end both bots lost their weapons and had driving issues. If it wasn’t for the forks I would make damage even. Despite only having one functional wheel Minotaur still pushed Witch Doctor around. So they had more control. As far as aggression goes (not counting Daniel’s stare), they were equal. So as much as I wanted Witch Doctor to win, Minotaur destroyed the forks and pushed Witch Doctor around so they won but it was close. I hope they fight again in the semifinals

[@phantominway]

Yeah team Witch Doctor compromised on their principles of not playing the ground game and it cost them the fight

[@iambicpentakill971]

Yeah, I felt like minotaur won the fight, but boy would I way rather hang out with the Witch Doctor team given the chance

[@sickranchez4742]

Well done Minotaur. Great battle. Can everyone just forget the beef from last season now, please? Also can't wait for the last 32!

[@what-fw5vk]

This fight can’t change the past.

[@sickranchez4742]

@@what-fw5vk No, but ppl need to move on from it.

[@Dysphoros]

​​@@what-fw5vk You can't change the future if you keep getting stuck in the past

[@RennieAsh]

We can forget it now that there is Riptide xD

[@ryanbates3319]

@Sick Ranchez I’m just glad this fight was a classic.

[@mdouglaswray]

LOVE Marco's speech about professionalism!! YES!

[@TheLvkrijger]

Meanwhile on the internet.. lol

[@OreadNYC]

Absolutely.

[@FallenAngell07]

Viva o Brasil, sendo bem representado nas lutas de battlebots também!!

[@ItIsTheLordWhoKeepsme]

Sim, mano!!

[@joelmapaixaopereira9818]

quantos robôs brasileiros tem no batle bots?

[@Pedrojorge0077]

​​@@joelmapaixaopereira9818 eu não sei. Mas na última temporada que eu vi tinha só a minoutaur e a Black Dragon.

[@tufty1990]

Very classy comments at the end, I'd have shaded that fight to Witch Doctor because Minotaur were crabwalking and lost their weapon, WD just lost their weapon but it was so close.

[@RennieAsh]

Technically, minotaurs weapon was still working at the end They also removed wd forks, which is a functional part

[@pasmas3217]

Minotaur with one side not functioning, was still able to push WD around, so they won the control category (even if by little) they turned their weapon at the end, showing weapon not destroyed, which takes back damage from WD they did left side damage to WD making it not have clear ground clearance and struggle with traction. that goes both to damage for MNTR and for lack of control to WD. and they destroyed the forks - clear damage it was a clear, but close win for MNTR and the judges got it right

[@elementneon]

The fact that they didn't initially explain the controversy from the previous year shows they understood it did not go down well. I still remember that first controversial match, and I'm glad to hear people spoke up about it on forums even though I am normally not the type that likes that drama. I recall it feeling like Witch Doctor had favoritism with the judges, possibly because they made for a good face for battlebots, not just in that one match but just about every match they had that season. I never knew they had a rematch and this was a DOOZY! The fact that both sides came limping away was such a dramatic finish, loved every bit of it. And of course it means there could be a tie-breaker sometime in the future.

[@ION400]

11:11 His eyebrow ramping up 😆😆😆

[@creepcat03]

Will pushing out Witch Doctor was amazing. Little man had his main character moment right there.

[@thedisneynerd7866]

Arguably the 2 best bots in BattleBots

[@Cheng-nm4cc]

End game, tantrum, biteforce:

[@chupposity]

They released the bracket review before this one so I knew the outcome before watching the video. At the least I was expecting a split decision.

[@Cobrax_x]

6-5 for minotaur by all judges, a very close match.

[@LazarheaD]

When these two go at it, sparks fly!

[@bradokbr4312]

7:13 - Get out! Go to the middle! - Daniel: Caaalm down....

[@RetroRed101]

That was a good fight. And man you gotta respect that sportsmanship there in the interview at the end. Cheers to both teams.

[@CZpersi]

I like watching that gyroscopic effect in bots with rotary weapons. It feels like something out of this world.

[@excellinkus]

80% hype, 19% ads, 1% actual battles

[@greebj]

A 3 minute fight in a 12min:48 video is more than 1%, but you can always try asking for your money back. Also when I was a boy back in the olden days, IF you recorded something, you had to manually fast forward over the guff and find the action, you kids these days are spoiled with your seek bars with previews and and chapter titles.

[@burtonwilliams5355]

Pure CLASS on team Witch Doctor letting the Make-A-Wish young man push the robot out. PURE CLASS!! 👍❤

[@em1osmurf]

that guy at 6:00 chanting "fight fight" shaking his fist, with absolute bored look on his face. priceless.

[@ryanbates3319]

What a excellent fight. While I didn’t expect both bots to lose their weapons this was still a great fight. And it was extremely close but I agree with the decision

[@ericdalhoff3507]

THIS is sabotage! I DEMAND a recount!

[@hawaiidkw1]

Great match. I got the feeling early on that Minotaur would get its revenge, but Witch Doctor definitely gave it everything it could. These teams are legit. Looking forward to seeing them back in the tournament.

[@cheythompson740]

Everytime which doctor fights its always cooking its wepon motor, maybe the team needs to look into that really hard

[@lisaeverage9691]

I agree. It can last 3 minutes, but after delivering a few big hits its weapon is too unreliable.

[@darylcastillo1439]

The Witch Doctor builders mentioned they went into this fight using salvaged and damaged parts to save their best ones for the tournament. They had already qualified by that point.

[@lisaeverage9691]

@@darylcastillo1439 I slightly agree with that, but I don't think they deserved the #3 seed since all 3 wins were against 1-3 bots, and one of those bots actually, in my opinion, won.

[@ItsDesca]

Witch doctor has a KZbin channel and they post after fight commentary explaining exactly what broke and how they’re fixing it to ready for the next match, so if you’re interested in that I highly recommend it it’s pretty cool :)

[@deckardcraigwyrn4401]

witch doctor crew poses before fight just enough to make me giggle, lol

[@anonymously241]

Fight starts at 00:00

[@jordanlamarca7709]

Best 2 teams in the tournament I love both these boys and both of these builders. So fun to watch them every time they battle it out.

[@brasilacimadetudo4103]

THE BATTLEBOTS JUST GROWS. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE AT WC7. ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE THE WITCH DOCTOR VS. MINOTAUR. WE WANT RIPTIDE.

[@rukhtalos8587]

I wouldn’t be surprised if team Minotaur thinks their bot has a score to settle with Riptide.

[@KV-1-4]

SIU DX

[@revigorare]

Uma luta épica, com muita técnica. Vitória merecida do Minotauro. Daniel como sempre mostrando porque é o melhor controlador que existe. Que venham as próximas. E o discurso da vitória, simplesmente perfeito.

[@CLHmcCarlim]

Eu achei a luta fraca. Esperava mais, pois são os meus dois robôs prediletos, e geralmente eles causam muito dando aos oponentes. Fico feliz pela vitória do brasileiro.

[@edugj23]

​@@CLHmcCarlim Tanta expectativa sobre a partida, para um "jogo de empurra" na hora da decisão. Não considero que foi ruim, mas pelos comentários, ambos pouparam equipamento visando a fase final.

[@mtrivelin]

@@edugj23 Pelos comentarios anteriores, ambos usaram seus robos com componentes de combates anteriores, já desgastados. De qualquer forma, achei a luta apática. Minotaur teve que prensar o WD na parede para recuperar o folego e repensar a estrategia, e no fim sairam mancos a assim foram até o final.

[@rogerioalencar150]

Vocês assistem ao Vivo ou somente o VOD? Queria saber como faz pra assistir ao Vivo

[@jonlima9897]

​@@rogerioalencar150 acho que tem de assinar o canal deles, tipo ufc

[@sonicthehedgehog7115]

6:49 Nice hit by Witch Doctor.

[@HazukiTheWitchy]

6:48 I felt that right into my heart I thought that was Heart Attack

[@davidgood1072]

Very beautiful words by Minotaur!

[@trapmelon1fang1rl21]

RioBotz and Minotaur for the Giant Nut 🥇🥇🥇🥇🏆🏆

[@maskcollector6949]

Good victory speech.

[@samuraidf]

Minotaur is amazing, it's my favorite bot.

[@Sea_Leon]

This was actually the fight of the week for once. Amazing what two roughed up bots can still put up a good show. This was so close I believe it was the fact that Minotaur pinned Witch Doctor against the wall twice that led to Minotaur winner. Though last year's battle and rules change didn't hurt their chances either.

[@1WEareBUFO1]

I cant believe anyone is glad Faruq is gone. He was my second favorite part of this competition!

[@caligrownvisuals6717]

We love Andrea…… …. and Mike

[@ConcertgoerJ.R.]

Both bots are 2 of the absolute best and it was not a surprise that it went the distance again! Definitely the best fight of this season so far, both of them are in the tournament regardless!

[@miloice1356]

It was not Witch Doctor's fault but the Battlebots' judges and whoever decided to unstuck WD that fight. Glad minotaur won.

[@fnglert]

Mad respect for the Minotaur guy for that speech at the end.

[@giarc0072]

Witch Doctor wants to spawn those forks

[@derekflegg2510]

Nothing but respect for team Minotaur's sportsmanship.

[@Ferrant621]

Gotta give some love to Faruq’s introductions. Man’s next level!

[@eighty2018]

Minotaur, well known anti-fork artist

[@sandwichman100]

skip to 6:00 if ya just want the action

[@ronleddy5131]

Would love to see another rematch next season!

[@mgtowdarrelldundee8643]

I believe in part also between tantrum and Hydra that change part of the rules of the Arena I believe we going to see these Bots back in the semifinals

[@thenuthouse5485]

Yeah, Hydra hydra got robbed too. IMO They wanted teams with women on them. Both semi final fights should have gone the other way. Hydra got robbed.

[@jonathanf2392]

Very tense main event, closer than expected, did not expect those counter shot from witch doctor. A shame that second half of fight both bots were weaponless and struggling to drive, but nevertheless minotaur prevailed and got the #1 seed

[@beauottenbreit7992]

I like them but I don't think they should get the #1 seed. Top 4 easily but I like Riptide for the #1, no contest.

[@jonathanf2392]

@@beauottenbreit7992 Riptide hasn't had the toughest schedule of all. He got a bot who went 0-4, a mid tier madcatter, captain shrederator which let's be honest that was a gimme win, and black dragon is a good bot as well. Compare that to minotaur, he got the reining champ, ok a gimme win in free shipping, a legendary spinner who absolutely wrecks his opponents, and 3-0 runner up of a beast herself. Pedigree also matters (which I think is why shatter somehow snuck in) and minotaur with his past success gave him the edge over riptide

[@233Deadman]

@@beauottenbreit7992 Let me illustrate why the difference is there in terms of strength of schedule. Take all four opponents of each robot, and have a win on their schedules be +1, a loss be -1 Minotaur comes out at a strength score from that of 0, their opponents overall breaking even on wins and losses. Riptide comes in at -6, showing that they had an easy time of it. The only strength of schedule score coming in lower than Riptide in the Ro32 is HUGE at -8, whilst the -6 level is shared by Quantum, Claw Viper, Beta and Switchback.

[@timp2751]

Seems both teams were holding back spares for the tournament so probably behind the apparent lower weapon durability in this fight. (eg compare the minotaur vs cobalt where they took nastier hits and still running the weapon to the end) Both aware they were getting top 4, doesn't really matter beyond that. If anything, of the top 4, riptide has the easiest first match.

[@Cobrax_x]

​@@timp2751maybe easiest first, but I feel like riptides quadrant is way too loaded with top tier bots.

[@briankrane5546]

Battlebots will never die.

[@tiromandal6399]

All my respect for Minotaur's driver went down the toilet the moment I realize how much of a sore loser he was. Not only he had 0 humility he was also uber disrespectful saying "this is a joke" multiple times.

[@stevil2006]

"These two robots must be exhausted." Couldn't make it up! 😂😂

[@greebj]

totally garbage call. They're battery powered, they don't even have an exhaust.

[@stefanjentoft8107]

Apart from that one (admittedly very impressive) hit, the fight was all one sided. The right bot absolutely won.

[@DARKSHREK000]

My guilty secret is thinking I can take on Minotaur and Witch Doctor at once if I were in Battlebots.

[@Cobrax_x]

I mean, of you were in their you could fight both of them at once, you would just lose.

[@ItsDesca]

I mean I doubt their drivers would turn on the weapons and drive full force at a human in the box so yeah I think you’re right

[@Cobrax_x]

@@ItsDesca don't think any driver would.

[@brunoalexandre1625]

Sou brasileiro e me orgulho muito dessa equipe. Ela representa a garra e a alegria do nosso país.

[@basedplants]

Nationalism is a disease of the weak-minded.

[@mehcol]

It's quite addictive this battlebot business

[@handyman75657]

Witch Doctor has always been laid back with a Great outlook at having the sportsmanship that is a roll model for everyone! Period! What can I say? actions speak louder than anything else.

[@wildbill9863]

their weapons both down pretty quickly on what should have been an incredible match

[@thewheeliain]

I think we will see this more and more as the power in the batteries and the motors increases so much every year.

[@ryanamburgy2791]

they were using spares. Its like when the bucks and the nuggets play at the very end of the nba season and start their backups

[@RandoniumTJ]

6:47 was almost a textbook perfect hit...

[@मर्द-त3स]

6:49 shot by witch doctor was incane 😂

[@ryanfortner783]

Ima need yall to make a battle bots game fr. Talkin customizable bots, upgrades, cosmetics, no pay-to-win, competitive modes etc. would make a killing

[@beardedkuriboh6726]

there's a ps2 game for robot wars (similar show) called arenas of destruction

[@xxfreedomxx9479]

6:19 weirdly pleasing sound❤

[@shadowz_xr]

Witch doctor had mobility issues for the whole match

[@Muhammedxmusic]

That guy... Great gamer. I love him

[@robertsmith1762]

Starts at: 6:10

[@StrangerGamer10]

Only reason Minotaur didnt win the nut this year - Sawblaze. Although It wouldve been intresting had Minotaur got to the final to see how they would fare against Huge.

[@ryanbates3319]

Sadly I think they would have lost to Huge but who knows, hopefully next season is their year

[@mursalen]

I didn't expect this minotaur 😢

[@mgtowdarrelldundee8643]

Yes seems Minotaur was off wasn't honest 100% game that fight I think the best fight for Minotaur was against Cobalt but knowing Daniel he's saving his best moves for the semi-finals

[@Aman_55]

Yes bro I want to see destruction of other robot I'm biggest fan of monitor from india🇮🇳🤍🤍

[@ryanbates3319]

@MGTOW DARRELLDUNDEE Minotaur was using damaged parts from the cobalt fight which is probably why it looked kinda hurt. Same with Witch Doctor who I think we’re using parts from the fusion fight

[@sharjinalaviantik9688]

Minatour driver was very rude before. What happened? He looked respectful here.

[@mopenshaw]

Marco is the good Battlebot guy, Daniel is a different kind of Battlebot guy. (reference to the old cop series, 'The Shield'.)

[@waqarwiki682]

Witch doctor dominated by far, but I agree with judge's verdict❤ awesome spirit from both sides

[@lanceMollenhauer-mf1xz]

" White Line Fever ". That's Sport That's Life.

[@JoanaAraujoTV]

minotaur was aggressive but I think you can see that there was still about 1 minute left and you can see that minotaur was only working with 1 wheel and that could give a ko count, because for better or worse Witch Doctor was walking normally!! but it was an excellent fight congratulations to both !! two king bots :D

[@stevedavidson5038]

They changed the rules this season cause of the controversy in their last fight. Now any movement (even with only one wheel) counts as being active, and only being completely stationary enacts a countdown. If they didn't change the rules, Witch Doctor would have won again.

[@JoanaAraujoTV]

@@stevedavidson5038 ok ;)

[@pietroeuph8325]

Minotauro vs witch doctor 2021 🤯,minotauro vs witch doctor 2023 👍

[@TripSoul10]

Ladies & gentlemen the 3 judges at arenaside have turned in a 26-19 decision for the red square, MINOTAUR!

[@pazuzu_666]

Fight starts around 6:10

[@caseysmith544]

I want to see bots so well designed that both take one hit and both robots are 100% dead to where you can't repair the bot they are finished.

[@JamesFrost74659]

Fight starts at 6:14. You're welcome.

[@cowoljarwoff]

I don't think Mike was his usual self that night. Minotaur made a billion mistakes, and Mike didn't capitalise on them like he usually does. Really wanted Witch Doctor to win 😩 oh well, I think they still got the best hit of the fight.

[@GiganX1]

The Hit at the start of the match ripped part of the front left tire off, hindering witch doctors drive on one side. That caused witch doctor to miss some opportunities.

[@haosmagnaingram6992]

@@GiganX1 I think even before that. Like look at how he’s driving when the forks were on, I think the forks were a mistake that hindered mikes early driving. As soon as the forks are off Witch Doctor starts doing better even with the busted wheel (but yes obviously the wheel also caused driving errors and missed opportunities throughout the fight) so it would have been really nice to see this fight with a witch doctor that was unabated from the start.

[@falchion2729]

Minotaur 🔛🔝🗣️🔥💯‼️

[@marshgatelaneposse]

Trying to work out who will win the nut this year I genuinely have no idea

[@yonghong4832]

for me it is minotaur.

[@marshgatelaneposse]

@@yonghong4832 I think riptide could upset the field may not win but who knows

[@1WEareBUFO1]

"The gold standard" Cant wait for Championship VIII

[@marcel_max]

fight starts at around 6:12

[@jennifermoon7985]

6:48 i was scared minotaur was gonna lose due to that hit but thank god he won. Man, that was close!

[@CanadaJ]

They should hire these guys to clear out dangerous tunnels in various places around the world.

[@Marcelllobo]

I hope the fight will be more exciting!!

[@mikemcconeghy4658]

Interesting to watch that last minute or so, both limping and unable to really fight, but working to do what they can before the clock runs out.

[@OJB42]

Excellent match with evenly matched 'bots and drivers, but I think I agree with the decision.