[helicopter blades whirring]
[slashing noise]
[Stallone] History is filled with tales of men and women
that overcame insurmountable obstacles to become great champions.
- [crowd cheering] - [Terry] Go! Go! Go! Go!
Now, 12 competitors from across the globe
are going to get their chance to do the same.
- [Charissa] Whoa! - [Terry] He does it!
Japan...
[Yuji and Sayaka in Japanese] Oh, no! He fell!
Mexico...
- [Inés in Spanish] He made it! - [Luis] Yeah!
Germany...
[Luke] Team Deutschland in the house!
South Korea...
[Kyung and Keong in Korean] Go!
Brazil...
[Rafinha in Portuguese] And he's in!
And the United States.
[Charissa and Terry chanting] USA! USA!
They will take on the most physically
and psychologically demanding obstacle course in the world...
[Stallone] the ultimate battle of man versus beast.
Twelve will enter, but only one can prevail.
This is Ultimate Beastmaster.
[instrumental theme music playing]
[Terry] I don't know where this thing came from
or how it got here.
I just wanna see somebody conquer it!
Welcome to Ultimate Beastmaster!
- I'm Terry Crews. - And I'm Charissa Thompson.
And I'm with Terry, I have no idea where the heck this thing came from,
but I am so glad it's here,
because we have a front-row seat, Terry, to a global phenomenon.
[Terry] There are 108 competitors from six different countries,
and to top it off, we have 12 different international hosts
broadcasting this competition all around the world.
[Charissa] From South Korea, radio and TV personalities
Kyung-seok Seo and Kyeong Rim Park.
From Germany, comedian Luke Mockridge
and professional soccer player Hans Sarpei.
From Brazil, comedian Rafinha Bastos
and UFC world legend Anderson Silva.
- And this is it! Look at this! - Hey! USA!
[both chanting] USA!
[Charissa] And from Japan, sports broadcaster Yuji Kondo
and singer/actress Sayaka Akimoto.
And, last but not least, from Mexico,
telenovela star Luis Ernesto Franco
and sports broadcaster Inés Sainz.
Tonight, we will get a chance to see our first 12 competitors
in all four levels of the world's most challenging obstacle course.
We call it the Beast.
[Terry] This competition plays like a live-action video game.
Now, the object is to earn points by overcoming obstacles,
and the only way to move on to the next level
is by scoring the highest point totals.
Level 1 will start with 12 competitors,
two from each country.
The eight with the highest scores will move to Level 2.
Then the top five will move to Level 3.
And finally, the top two competitors
with the highest combined scores
will go head-to-head in Level 4.
At the end of the night, one competitor is going home with $10,000.
Then they get to move on to the championships
where they get to battle it out for the grand prize of $50,000
and earn the revered title of Ultimate Beastmaster!
[Charissa] Let's look at Level 1.
All obstacles are worth ten points.
You'll enter the Beast at the Jaw Breaker.
Next, it's on to Mother Tongue.
[Terry] Then Brain Matter, with a bonus point opportunity midway across
called a Point Thruster.
After that, it's on to Faceplant.
[Charissa] They'll then face the Energy Coils,
where there's one more opportunity to boost their score
with the second Point Thruster.
And finally, it's on to the disappearing footholds of the Mag Wall.
A perfect run will earn you a score of 80 points.
Now, let's get right into the action with our first competitor.
[Charissa] First up is Markus Ertelt,
37 years old, from Germany.
[Markus in German] My name is Markus. I am 37 years old and from Stuttgart.
I am one of the oldest competitors here.
I have been running obstacle courses for five years now and have won
almost every European race with my team.
Ultimate Beastmaster is one of the highlights of my career.
[Charissa] Here we go, Terry.
Let's see if this accomplished obstacle course veteran
has what it takes here on Level 1.
- [Hans in German] Go for it, Markus! - [Luke] Okay!
[both chanting in German] Germany!
[Terry] He's going to have to jump across these cavernous gaps...
Oh! Or that can happen.
[Charissa] But a quick recovery for his first ten points
as he makes his way to Mother Tongue.
This 30-foot ramp sits at a 45-degree angle
with almost nothing for your hands or feet to grab,
so it really is all about leg power.
And Markus just gets another ten points.
[Terry] And this beam tilts 20 feet in the air,
so you better not be afraid of heights!
Here's the first Point Thruster for another ten points.
[Charissa] Looks like Markus doesn't want to take the risk of falling.
[Terry] He's locked down that 30 points, and now he's on to Faceplant.
[crowd cheering]
[loud hydraulic hiss]
[Charissa] He's got it!
He timed that jump perfectly!
Now Markus is getting a look at the Energy Coils.
He needs to get all the way across to the other side
in order to earn himself another ten points.
[Terry] Goes all the... Oh!
[Charissa] Oh, he's definitely thinking about that second Point Thruster.
[Terry] That's a ten-foot jump, people!
- That was close. - Yes!
[Terry] That was awesome! He got it!
- Yes! - [cheering]
[Terry] That's right, you tell the Beast what's up!
- You tell the Beast who's running this! - [Charissa chuckling]
[Charissa] Now he's gotta leap back not only ten feet,
but oh, yeah, by the way, it's a higher jump.
[Terry and Charissa] Whoa! Oh!
All he had to do was grab that pole.
[Charissa] Yeah, he took a vicious blow from the coil, as well,
but a fantastic start to the night.
[metal clangs]
Gravity can be such a bitch, right, Hans?
[chuckles]
Incredible! I had the jitters, but I did it!
[cheering]
[Terry] Markus kicks it off with 50 points.
The eight competitors with the most points
and the fastest time will move on to Level 2.
[Charissa] And hoping to be part of that group
are the two competitors representing the USA.
The first American to face off with the Beast
will be Shaun Provost from Midvale, Utah.
This obstacle course badass has competed in more than 100 events.
She chalks up her combination of physical and mental toughness
as keys to conquering the Beast.
To get through the Beast,
you need a lot of upper-body strength and core strength.
You need to have the whole package, and that's what I have.
I have the whole package, and I'm ready to bring it.
[Terry] Down south, from Temple Terrace, Florida,
comes parkour instructor Shinobi Poli,
who's confident his incredible agility and body control
will take him all the way to the end.
I think the specific skills I'm bringing to this competition
is my agility, my upper-body strength,
being able to recover if I fall off of something,
being able to roll and get through things if something doesn't go the way I planned.
[Charissa] Their run will be coming up later,
but now it's South Korea's Myon Tuk Han,
who is out to prove he is more than just muscle.
[in Korean] My strength is this handsome face.
I'm not going to lose to anybody. My weakness is that I have none.
[Charissa] It's pretty obvious already
that the Beast will not be easy to conquer.
[Terry] And this is just Level 1!
[both] ♪ Oh, Korea ♪
[Charissa] He's now on to the third obstacle,
and he's got 20 points.
[Terry] Is he gonna go for any extra points here?
Here he's looking at it...
but he decides to make his way past it.
Wow.
[Charissa] He is up and over the wall, and now will take on Faceplant.
[Terry] Faceplant!
You really have to amp yourself up. You have to amp yourself up.
His foot placement is good.
You have to amp yourself up for acceleration and extension.
- [Terry and Charissa] Oh! - [competitors groan]
[both groan]
[Terry] Into the blood of the Beast!
And there he is, straight out, down,
and the momentum takes him right off the chain.
[Charissa] These first two runs go to show you
conquering the Beast, well, it won't be easy.
Let's watch Karine Abrahim from Brazil.
[Karine in Portuguese] I am my own inspiration. It's me for myself.
I came to trample over everybody, without fear.
[Charissa] This 31-year-old hairdresser
attacked the Beast with razor-sharp focus,
but a misstep on Mother Tongue
trimmed her run short.
[all exclaim]
Wow!
[Terry] Next up was Takehide Sato,
a coach from Japan.
And let me tell you, he found those Beast Energy Coils
to be tougher than any CrossFit workout he's ever done.
[Terry and Charissa] No!
Show us your grit. It was no good!
[Charissa] I thought he had it!
Up next was parkour instructor
and single dad Shinobi Poli
from the United States.
I am here representing my daughter.
I want my daughter to be able to look up to her father
and know that her dreams are possible.
[Terry] Shinobi arrived ready to school the Beast...
but the Beast was the one who taught Shinobi a lesson.
[audience] Oh!
[Charissa] Next up was Matias Chávez from Mexico.
[in Spanish] I'll defeat the Beast. I'll beat you!
[Charissa] This architect was penciling in a slot for Level 2.
[Terry] Oh, he takes a pummeling!
When I set my mind on something, I do it.
[Charissa] But the Beast drew blood on the Energy Coils.
[Terry and Charissa] No!
- No! - No, no, no!
No, no! What happened?
Go, Mexico! For my family!
[Charissa] The top two competitors, in green,
are locked for Level 2,
but all the other competitors
are still fighting for their spot.
[Terry] All right, let's find out if our next competitor
will have better luck battling the Beast.
It's our very own Shaun Provost
from the United States.
Mentally, physically, I don't give up.
A lot of people think if you're not a man, you don't have what it takes.
I'm here to prove them all wrong. Nothing out there's gonna stop me.
[Terry] Wow, she has "little but fierce"
and "pain is temporary"
tattooed on her body.
Let me tell you something, this lady is super strong.
[Charissa] At this point, every country's competitors
have failed to get past those Energy Coils.
Shaun says she fell in love with obstacle courses in college.
And she got it!
Oh, but she just got knocked by that Energy Coil.
[cheering] Good job, Shaun! [clapping]
Takes a second here, sizing up the first coil jump.
And... oh!
[Terry] There she is, great, great leaping ability.
[Charissa] She's got great energy. Whoa!
[Terry] And she's got it! She's not letting go!
- She's not letting go! [laughing] - [Charissa] Whoo!
- [Charissa] Yeah, Shaun! - [Terry] Oh, that feels good!
[trainer] You gotta jump hard!
Everything you've got.
- Go! Yes! - [shouting] Yes!
- [Terry] You know, that'll actually... - [both] knock the wind out of you.
[Terry] The crowd and the competitors cheering her on.
You can't help but root for this woman.
[Charissa] She got it! She got it. She gains another ten points.
All right, she's got one obstacle to go. It's the Mag Wall.
[Terry] Look how strong she is!
[trainer] You gotta breathe! Breathe!
[Terry] And it's all desire.
[trainers shouting indistinctly]
[Terry] But you have to stay focused, and that is exactly what she's doing.
Let me tell you something. Look at this!
Look at that!
Oh, she's doing so good!
She's doing so well!
Hold on! Come on. Hold on!
- There she is, she's going... Oh! - [all yell]
Oh, breaking my heart! That breaks my heart.
[Terry] I can't be more proud of Shaun.
Absolutely elated by that performance.
Yes! So stoked.
So stoked! Level 2, I'm coming for you.
[Charissa] With that incredible run,
Shaun takes second place.
[Terry] But she wasn't the only one who rose to the challenge.
Our next three competitors put on quite a show.
Starting with Omar Zamitiz,
a rehab trainer from Mexico.
He's number one! Go, Omar!
Go, Mexico!
[Luis] We're with you!
[Inés] Go, Omar! Very good!
[Charissa] You wouldn't know it by his physique,
but years ago Omar was in a debilitating accident.
[Omar in Spanish] I had an accident, sadly, that changed the course of my life.
It separated my femur from my hip, caused a fifth vertebrae deviation,
fractured my elbow. I spent eight months in bed.
[Charissa] Omar's recovery was on display across the first half of Level 1.
Ay, ay! Ay, ay, ay, ay... Omar, with your fingertips,
with your eyelashes, with your knees! I don't know how, girl!
[Terry] As he made it to the Mag Wall,
he learned that one slip-up, and you're in the blood of the Beast.
[both] Oh!
No, no! What happened?
[Charissa] Next up was Ricardo de Oliveira,
a parkour instructor from Brazil.
[in Portuguese] Brazil is going strong!
[Charissa] Ricardo cruised through the first level of the Beast,
till the Mag Wall and his grip came crumbling down.
But not before he secured 50 points and a spot in Level 2.
Brazil!
[Terry] And last, it was Simon Brunner,
an 18-year-old college student from Germany.
- Simon Brunner! - [in English] Come on! Come on!
[Charissa] Right out of the gate, Simon Brunner was the big man on campus
as he flashed unbelievable speed and agility,
making record time on the first few obstacles.
[Terry] He ripped his way across the Energy Coils,
and showed us why his friends call him Simon B. Runner.
[Charissa] But his bid to become the first finisher on Level 1...
[Hans exclaims]
- [Charissa] came up short. - [Luke and Hans groan]
Simon Brunner with a sensational performance
here at Ultimate Beastmaster.
[Terry] After seeing some of these falls, I'm gonna actually start
- a Ultimate Beastmaster line of aspirin. - [chuckles]
I'm trying to tell you, it'll sell like hotcakes!
[Terry] All I can think about, he needs to take two, call me in the morning.
[Charissa] Checking out the leader board,
Simon Brunner has taken over the number one spot,
and eliminated South Korea's Myon Tuk Han
and Brazil's Karine Abrahim.
And with two competitors left,
that puts Japan's Takehide Sato
on the bubble and in danger
of being eliminated.
[Terry] Well, the man who may be responsible for taking Takehide out
is none other than his countrymate Toyohiko Kubota.
Earlier tonight, our Japanese hosts got to know him a little better.
You're our eldest competitor. Go for it.
[in Japanese] I didn't realize it until coming here, but...
[in English] age is just a number, and I'm gonna prove it.
[all in Japanese] We'll give it our all! Osu!
[Charissa] Returning to the action, Toyohiko Kubota is looking far from 40.
That just so happens to be the amount of points he's going to need.
[Terry] That might be a smart move to go after that Point Thruster here,
if he thinks he can do it.
He's got it!
[Charissa] That means Takehide Sato is eliminated.
All right, so he's got 40 points
as he now attempts Faceplant.
It's got to be in the back of their minds: get those points, cause it's...
it's very similar to a real-life video game.
[Terry] Hopefully that last obstacle didn't sap too much of his energy,
'cause he's going to need it here.
He's gotta try and jump as high as he can on that chain.
- [all exclaim] - [Terry] He's got it, but...
Oh, but he can't hold on!
[Sayaka whines]
Toyohiko Kubota... a regrettable fall!
[Kyung and Kyeong] Go, Korea! Korea!
[Terry] So, it all comes down to this.
Only one of these countries
will have a competitor moving on.
It's South Korea versus Japan for the eighth and final spot.
[Charissa] Now, a lot of pressure on Heeyong Park.
This man climbs ice for a living.
[in Korean] The proudest moment of my life was when
I became the Ice Climbing World Cup champion in 2001 and 2013.
And I came here to be the number one Beastmaster.
Team Korea fighting!
- [Kyeong chanting in English] Go! - [Kyung in English] Go, Korea! Wow!
[Charissa chuckles] Our Korean hosts are pumped
for their world champion ice climber, Heeyong Park.
Now, he's already on Brain Matter, trying to get up to that Point Thruster.
[Terry] He's gotta scale that thing like he scales the Himalayas!
[both shout]
[Kyung in Korean] That's it! Taekwondo kick!
[Charissa] Hands across, and he's got 40 points.
He's now tied with Toyohiko Kubota,
but his time is slower.
So, he's gotta complete Faceplant if he wants to move on to Level 2.
[Terry] He's got a chance here to knock Japan out of this competition completely.
[Charissa] And there you see Toyohiko Kubota of Japan
nervously looking on.
[loud hydraulic hiss]
[Terry] Slides a bit down the chain!
Oh, Toyo. He's out.
[Charissa] Heeyong Park don't mess around.
Remember, your points accumulate.
You try to get as many points as possible.
[applause]
[Terry] Another great jump!
Oh, yes, the grip!
He got the pole.
- There it is. - [Charissa] There we go!
[Terry] A nice little jump right there!
He's got 60 points on his way to the Mag Wall.
He might be the first competitor to complete it!
Oh, look at the glide. This is what he does.
[Charissa] There go those magnetic footholds.
He's coming around to that curved section.
Ooh, will this be our first finisher?
[Terry] Let me tell you, he's gonna make it.
[Kyung] He's gonna make it!
[Terry] He's going to make it! He does it!
- He does it! - [Charissa] Look at that!
[Terry] Heeyong Park from South Korea!
Incredible! Incredible! [in English] Respect.
[Brazilian hosts cheering]
And look, he actually did it!
- Yes! That's what we're talking about! - Amazing! Amazing!
- [shrieking] - [groaning]
[Charissa] With that, we've reached the end of Level 1.
[Terry] That's right, Charissa,
and our top eight competitors are stoked to be moving on to Level 2.
In the top spots is Germany's Simon Brunner,
followed by South Korea's Heeyong Park,
Germany's Markus Ertelt,
and Brazil's Ricardo Oliveira.
In fifth place is USA's Shaun Provost,
followed by Mexico's Omar Zamitiz,
USA's Shinobi Poli,
and Mexico's Matias Chávez.
[Charissa] So, let's take a look
at what these eight competitors will face in Level 2.
All obstacles are now worth 20 points.
[Terry] It starts with Spinal Ascent,
followed by a drop into the tangled cords of Spinal Descent,
with the first bonus point opportunity at the bottom.
[Charissa] After that, it's on to the spinning gears of Stomach Churn.
Then they'll have to race up to the sinking Digestive Track...
and leap out onto the suspended Dreadmills.
[Terry] If they make it that far,
they'll attempt to swing across Chain Reaction,
with one more opportunity for a Point Thruster.
[Charissa] Then finally they'll need to hop across the five hanging vertebrae.
Complete it all, and competitors will add 180 points to their total.
[Terry] Back in the warm-up zone,
the competitors are getting themselves ready to attack Level 2.
I have a gnarly bruise on my hip right here,
couple bruises on my elbows and some scrapes,
but nothing that's gonna stop me here.
The countries are very strong,
especially the Koreans and the Germans.
[in English] Go, team Germany!
I'll do my best, and I want to get to the end.
[Charissa] Stepping up first,
it's South Korea's Heeyong Park.
He hits the first obstacle, Spinal Ascent,
and, Terry, this one's a killer. Why?
Because competitors will have to leap eight to ten feet
across five moving platforms.
[Terry] Heeyong is showing us what made him a champion ice climber
with that fantastic leaping ability and grip strength.
Comes up a little short,
and this is where you got to use your upper body
and pull yourself up, just like that!
I'm so proud of him.
And he will make up for it!
[Terry] Big jump.
- [in English] World Ice Climbing champion! - [shouting]
- [in Korean] This is world class! - The best in the world!
[both cheering]
[Charissa chuckling] Our Korean hosts are loving this.
[Terry] He's gotta make his way through this web of twisting spinal cords.
One false move, and he's freefalling into the blood of the Beast.
[Charissa] He's got a Point Thruster opportunity here.
Now, remember, those are worth 20 points now.
[Terry] Yeah, but you don't want to get your feet wet,
or it's gonna make the rest of this level incredibly difficult.
He's got it!
[in English] This is world class!
- [in English] The best two in the world! - Yeah!
[Charissa] Absolutely doing a world-class job right now.
Next up is Stomach Churn.
[Terry] This one is about timing and explosive vertical ability.
[competitors shouting indistinctly]
[Charissa] Yes!
[Terry] The longer he waits, the more disoriented he'll get.
Oh, his face!
[in Korean] Heeyong Park, he fell this time!
[Terry] The only guy to complete Level 1 goes out on the third obstacle.
[Charissa] But he'll take 130 points.
We'll see if that's enough to keep him in this game.
Ah...
I'm hoping for a second chance.
[Terry] Our next competitor is Omar Zamitiz from Mexico.
[Charissa] Omar's already inside the Beast.
He's got 70 points, and he's navigating his way down Spinal Descent.
[competitors shouting]
[Terry] He's gotta be careful now.
Getting close to the blood.
You do not want to make a silly mistake.
[Charissa] He's eyeing that Point Thruster.
Kicks it for 20 points!
[Terry] His feet took a dip in the blood.
[both chanting] Omar! Omar! Omar!
[Terry] This first jump is critical.
And there's the second one!
Well done, Omar! Well done, Omar! Way to go!
[Terry] This next jump has a big-time drop.
Timing's going to be crucial.
And painful!
[applause]
[Charissa] He'll be the first to face Digestive Track.
[Terry] It's really important here
that he starts with a clean jump into that tube.
[competitors shouting]
[Terry] You really want to make that jump at the highest angle possible.
- He's gotta do it! - [Charissa] He does it!
[Terry] He does it!
Another 20 points for my man Omar,
and he's still alive, still moving forward!
[Terry] He's gotta get into the second Dreadmill.
Finding his timing.
- And... got it! No, he didn't! - [Charissa] Didn't get it.
[Terry] Oh, he was so close!
This man put in a tremendous effort,
and on the Dreadmills had his footing taken right out from under him.
My legs got too tired, and I think that's why...
I was close, I pushed it well!
I pushed it very well, and I saw it closer than the other ones, but...
[sighs] Whoo!
One of the best experiences of my life!
[Charissa] Next up, Simon Brunner.
This kid is a long way from home.
[in German] I'm from a small, boring village.
I enjoy trying out new, cool projects,
like going into the Alps barefoot.
I think this could help me with Beastmaster
because I know how to deal with the unfamiliar.
[Charissa] Only 18, Simon is the youngest competitor in the competition,
and he was within feet of finishing Level 1.
- He was able to pull himself up! - Right!
[Terry] Makes a nice leap right there,
and wastes no time dropping into Spinal Descent.
Just ripping through Level 2 right now.
Simon B. Runner!
[competitors cheering]
[Charissa] He's looking over at that Point Thruster right now.
[Terry] Oh, he's got it.
Simon Brunner. He is so calm, agile and flexible.
He is one of the big shots in this competition.
He will get very far.
[competitor in Spanish] Come on, Simon! Come on, buddy!
[Charissa] Oh, you can tell this guy is gonna be a force in this competition.
[Terry chuckling] Man, to be 18 again!
He is turning this course into his own personal playground!
[crowd cheering]
[Charissa] Simon putting together a flawless run!
Unbelievable.
[Terry] And now he's gotta make an aggressive, quick move
into Digestive Track.
- [Charissa] There he goes. - [competitors coaching]
[Terry] Wasting no time, he's flying up!
[Charissa] Oh, he makes it! Incredible!
[Terry] That was flawless technique right there.
On the Dreadmills now.
Nobody's been able to conquer this obstacle yet.
[Charissa] These are moving, and they can really throw your timing off.
[Terry] He has a giant eight-foot jump in front of him here.
Yeah! He's got it. He's got it.
[Charissa] Simon considers himself an adrenaline junkie,
and he's surely getting his fix tonight.
Makes a running leap into Chain Reaction.
Thirty feet of chains he'll need to swing across
and make it to the other side.
[Terry] Looks like he's gonna go for that Point Thruster.
He's got it!
[Charissa] There's a look at the next obstacle, Vertebrace.
[Terry] Hopefully he can build up enough momentum to get over to it.
His arms must be on fire right now.
[Terry and Charissa] No!
He fell. It is over for him.
[Terry] Simon Brunner representing for Germany,
and he gave those arms a workout!
My forearms gave out. [sighs]
[Terry] His strategy to go for the Point Thruster got him 20 points,
but it also cost him forward momentum.
[pants]
[in English] I'm... I'm done.
[Charissa] Now Simon Brunner may be done, but that run put him in first place.
So, with that, let's take a look at our next three competitors.
[Terry] First up was America's Shinobi Poli,
who barely made it through in the seventh position from Level 1,
but when he got to Spinal Ascent...
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[both] No! No!
[Charissa] Germany's Markus Ertelt, one of our top competitors in Level 1,
was ready to rage against the Beast,
but his anger didn't help him scale the Beast's spine...
- No! - He is falling!
[Charissa] leaving him in danger of being eliminated.
[Terry] And finally, Mexico's Matias Chávez crushed Spinal Descent,
and nailed the first Point Thruster,
but an unfortunate turn of events on Stomach Churn...
Oh, he falls off!
Had him drinking the Beast's blood.
[both] No!
Matias, no, no, no...
No, no, no, no, no... [sighs]
[Charissa] So, Germany's Simon Brunner leads the way.
He's in first place, followed by Mexico's Omar Zamitiz.
And, unfortunately, American Shinobi Poli
with only 40 points. He's been eliminated,
but an absolutely tremendous effort from this guy.
[Terry] Yes, absolutely.
And fellow American Shaun Provost sad to see him go.
- Very well! - Now, prepare your hearts.
- Ooh, ha ha! [imitates heart pumping] - Prepare your hearts, because...
Now the going gets tough.
[Terry] My boys next door, Rafinha and Anderson, are getting excited
because up next is Brazil's Ricardo Oliveira.
When I was 12 years old, I participated in a soccer crowd fight. Very dangerous.
I managed to drop that life because it wasn't good for me.
I love you!
My son is my greatest inspiration.
And if I win the title of Ultimate Beastmaster,
I'll invest in my son's future
and in something that will bring me a return...
so I can live more, doing what I love.
[Charissa] He made it all the way to the Mag Wall in Level 1,
so we know he's an athlete.
And seeing it once again as he works his way up quickly.
[Terry] This is where his vertical leaping ability really gets tested.
It's an eight-foot leap to this top platform.
[Charissa] Markus Ertelt's game hanging in the balance on this jump.
[Terry] He gets a good jump, but can he pull himself up?
- [Charissa] Good position. - [Terry] Oh, he got it!
[Charissa] I'm nervous. Can he do it?
[both cheering]
- Brazil! Brazil! - And as his score hits 70 points,
[Charissa] Markus Ertelt is eliminated.
Take that, Germany!
Germany is in the corner. Take that!
[Charissa] Meanwhile, Ricardo has reached the bottom of Spinal Descent.
[Terry] He gets it!
[Charissa] He's got 90 points!
And now making his way over to Stomach Churn
where he's gonna have another opportunity to show off that leaping ability.
[Terry] Very smart!
He's taking a minute to catch his breath,
because he's got three huge jumps in front of him.
[Charissa] This is a chance to show off those parkour skills right here.
That is a great first jump.
[competitor] You got it!
[competitors cheering]
- [competitor in Spanish] Go, go! - [Shaun] You got it!
[competitor in Spanish] Take your time! Breathe!
[Terry] Ricardo's gotta get moving.
He's hanging out on this gear too long.
[all exclaim]
I can't believe he was eliminated on the easiest gear.
The easiest gear.
[Terry] He makes the jump before he established his footing.
He comes up short, and it just whips him right off.
I wish I had made it to the tube. It was my biggest challenge.
[woman in Portuguese] Okay, thanks.
[Charissa chuckling] He did manage to score 110 points,
which is enough to guarantee him a spot in Level 3.
[Terry] And that puts Mexico's Matias Chávez on the bubble.
[Charissa] So, it all comes down to this.
It's the last competitor of Level 2,
and it's also our last American standing, Shaun Provost.
If she can score more than 100 points, she'll be moving on to Level 3,
and Matias, well, he'll be eliminated.
[Terry] This young woman is focused and ready to do this for her,
her country, and her mom.
I was raised by a single mom.
She's my biggest support. She was always strong for my sister and I.
It was always, "How can we get it done?"
And I have taken that with me everywhere I go.
This one's for you, Mom.
[Terry] Doing it for Mom!
She was so inspiring to watch run in Level 1.
Let's go, Shaun!
It's USA versus Mexico.
[both chanting] USA! USA! USA!
- Mexico! Mexico! - Mexico!
[Terry] USA! Yeah, love it!
Oh, gets a bad first jump. Great job recovering.
This girl is so fiery! I love the intensity.
[Charissa] Oh, comes up real short on that jump.
[Terry] She's gotta give it everything she has right now.
[Charissa] There you go! Getting that left leg up and over,
trying to push herself up.
- [Terry] Oh, no! Oh, no! - [Charissa] Oh, no!
[Charissa] Shaun! Oh, no, Shaun, hold on, hold on, hold on!
[Terry] Oh, hold on.
- I have no idea how she's gonna recover. - Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!
[Terry] If she fails here, we'll have nobody left representing the US.
[both] Oh, no!
[Charissa] Just an awkward fall,
and she just couldn't find her footing on that bottom platform!
I'm really frustrated. [pants]
Just... It's high.
It's just...
[sniffles] I don't know.
[Terry] I am so proud of Shaun. It will be sad not to see her in Level 3.
But here's who will be moving on.
[Charissa] In the top spot is German speedster Simon Brunner,
followed by Mexico's Omar Zamitiz
and South Korea's Heeyong Park.
In fourth place,
it's Brazil's Ricardo de Oliveira
and in fifth place
is Mexico's Matias Chávez.
[Terry] In Level 3, known as the Energy Pyramid,
there's a total of 240 points up for grabs.
[Charissa] Competitors on this level have a decision to make
by choosing one of two paths
that will either get them out quicker
or allow them to tackle three bonus obstacles.
[Terry] Choosing these comes with a risk, though.
Succeed at completing any of them, you'll earn 40 points.
Fail, and you'll have 40 points subtracted.
First up is Ricardo Oliveira from Brazil.
He's in fourth place right now with 110 points.
[Charissa] Obstacles in this level are now worth 30 points.
Terry, the first one is the Ejector.
[Terry] He's gotta move across this speeding treadmill
and leap out to that hanging rope.
Oh, he slips stepping onto the treadmill!
He's gonna have to recover quickly! He's got it.
[Charissa] Now on Prism Strike,
and he's gotta maintain control of that handle.
[Terry] Oh, Ricardo barely misses the Point Thruster,
which would've given him another 30 points.
[Charissa] He's now on to Coil Crawl.
It's 30 feet of metal,
and he needs to find a way that he can get across
before this entire thing sinks.
[competitor] Come on, man!
[Charissa] All right, Ricardo's got a big choice here.
So, if you go right, you finish the level with the Extraction.
Or you go left down the rear leg of the Beast
and attempt the bonus obstacles for more points.
[Terry] It looks like he's going for the bonus points,
and I love this decision.
Only the top two are gonna move on to the final level,
so he's gotta go after as many points as he can.
[Charissa] It's important to remember there are three bonus obstacles,
and they are worth 40 points each.
But if Ricardo fails to complete any of the bonuses, he will lose 40 points.
[Terry] Look at the intensity on his face.
He knows this run could determine
who's gonna compete for the title in Level 4.
Strategize. Think about how you're gonna do this.
[Charissa] He is now onto the Bungee Beds,
which consist of three platforms suspended in the air with elastic bands.
[Terry] What he's gotta do here is maneuver to that third platform
without touching the ground to score the points.
And these platforms are incredibly unstable.
It requires big-time body control.
- You have to be almost cat-like. - [Charissa] Mm-hmm.
[Terry] When you need to leap, when you need to grip. This one...
- [Charissa] Whew! You need just that. - [Terry] This one you need to be patient.
[Charissa] He's got one more jump to go,
and that thing is twisting all over the place!
[Terry] He has to maintain his balance on this jump.
Oh, his feet touch! That's it.
[Charissa] Now he loses 40 points.
I started very well.
If I had jumped in the middle, it would have worked out.
[Charissa] Up next is Heeyong Park from South Korea.
I got cut off at Level 2, and that's...
I'm going for the bonus track
because I need a lot of points.
[Terry] I like Park's confidence. We'll see how he does here.
[countdown clock beeps]
[Terry] Interesting technique.
[Charissa] He clearly took notes from Ricardo's run.
[Terry] You want to make sure you're using that treadmill
to propel yourself to the hanging rope.
- Elevation! - [Charissa] Hey... ah!
[Terry] He's in! Prism Strike!
- [Charissa] Nicely done! - [Terry] He got it!
[Terry] And he's going for the Point Thruster, just misses it.
Great job by Heeyong Park.
[Charissa] He's now on to Coil Crawl.
[competitor] Good job, man!
[Charissa] Now you have a decision to make:
left means you're going for the bonus round;
right means you're staying the course. He's going bonus.
[Terry] He's going bonus over to the Bungee Beds.
[applause]
[Terry] Yeah, he holds the bed.
Holds the Bungee Bed.
Great job, Heeyong Park.
- Ooh, careful there, hold on. - [Charissa] Whoa. Hold on.
- [Terry] This guy loves it. Oh, good job! - [Korean hosts exclaim]
- He's going to make it. - But...
[Terry] Nicely done!
He's on the third bed and scores an additional 40 points.
[Charissa] Looks like he's gonna move on. It's...
[Terry] He's not done!
Looking up at that trapeze bar.
Yes! He's got it.
[Charissa] He'll now have to swing across three trapeze bars.
[Terry] Oh, he's got great momentum.
- [Charissa] Wow! Wow! - [Terry] Yes!
[Charissa] Nicely done!
[in Spanish] Come on, let's go!
[Terry] He's still not done!
He's looking at that third bonus obstacle, the Weapon.
[Charissa] He'll have to use the sliding grips
and maneuver his way across the V-shaped bar.
- He grabbed it! - He's starting Weapon!
One, two... Park Heeyong!
[Terry] That is some tremendous upper-body strength.
How does he do it?
[Charissa] Now, let's not forget that Heeyong Park
is a world champion ice climber, and clearly putting those skills to use.
[Terry] Amazing! It is a clinic!
I'm not so sure about my workout routine anymore.
I'm going to look into ice-climbing classes.
[competitor] You got it! You got it! You got it!
[Terry] You know what? You're looking at a man in his element.
He looks as comfortable as I look standing over here.
[both laugh]
And he makes his way over to the Weapon! Amazing!
- [Charissa] Whoo! - [Terry] It's amaze...
[Terry] He's gotta land on that platform!
[both singing]
[both] Park Heeyong!
[both cheering]
[both chanting] Park Heeyong! Park Heeyong!
[chanting continues]
[Charissa] That was awesome!
[Terry] Incredible! Heeyong Park representing South Korea!
The best day since I got here.
[exclaims]
[all exclaiming]
Look at this, this is a party, a South Korean party.
[all singing] ♪ Oh ♪
♪ Korea ♪
♪ Oh ♪
- [Kyung and Kyeong] ♪ Korea ♪... - [both chuckling]
That is beautiful!
♪ Heeyong Park ♪
[cheering]
[Charissa] Next up is Mexico's Matias Chávez.
Now, Matias is one of two Mexicans
competing in Level 3.
If it goes according to his plan,
we'll be seeing both of them in Level 4, as well.
I've got Omar's support.
He helped out a lot, pointed out my mistakes,
and I shared his. Yeah.
We motivated each other a lot. A great synergy there.
The Mexican team will reach the finals.
- Go, Mexico! - Let's go!
[exclaims]
[Terry] I love the team camaraderie.
Oh, and he stumbles a bit!
[competitors coaching]
- [Charissa] Oh, no! - [Terry] Oh, man.
He didn't last long.
[Charissa] He doesn't even make it off the Ejector.
Wow, what a letdown this one is.
[Terry] Guys, again, just look at how hard Beastmaster is.
He got good elevation... can't hold on.
It slipped. I felt it right there! I had it!
[sighs] It slipped. It was a perfect jump, though.
I saw it, I had a lock on it, but I couldn't make it.
[Charissa] And with that fall,
he scores zero points.
He's been mathematically eliminated
from the competition, how disappointing.
That leaves us with the last two competitors,
and the first up is Simon Brunner.
[Terry] Makes a great jump onto the treadmill.
Beautiful control!
[Charissa] Whoop!
[Terry] Yeah, that is how you do it! That is a textbook technique.
[both] He hits the Point Thruster!
- Amazing! He is so smooth. - [Charissa] Wow.
[competitor] Good! Good job!
[Charissa] So Simon considers himself an adrenaline junkie,
so I'm gonna go out on a limb here
and say he's gonna probably attempt all the bonus obstacles.
- What do you think? - [Terry] Definitely.
[Terry] That's the smart move here.
[Charissa] And now he's coming up to the first bonus obstacle, Bungee Beds.
[both singing] ♪ Germany Germany, Germany ♪
[Terry] Look at that! Cat-like.
- [Charissa] So light. - [Terry] Oh, look at him.
[Charissa] He is 154 pounds, but that looked like he was 54 pounds.
[Terry] Thinking his way through.
[Terry and Charissa] Oh!
[Charissa] Aw! He didn't have the beds close enough,
and when he tried to kick off,
had his footing taken right out from underneath him.
Um...
I fell off here. Maybe I didn't concentrate enough, but I feel good.
I hope this is enough.
[Charissa] So Simon loses 40 points
for failing on the Bungee Beds,
which drops him into second place
with 290 points.
[Terry] We have one more competitor to go!
Omar Zamitiz from Mexico.
[Charissa] Now, if Omar can rack up more than 290 points,
he'll be moving on to Level 4,
and Simon Brunner
will be knocked out of the game.
[chanting] Germany! Germany!
- Hey, guys, Mexico's next! Go, Omar! - [both chanting] Mexico! Mexico!
[chanting continues]
[Terry] Oh, no, he falls! Quickly recovers.
He needs a good jump here.
[Terry and Charissa] Oh!
- [all groaning] - [Terry] Omar Zamitiz!
[Charissa] I think the initial fall knocked him off his rhythm
and he just mistimed it.
What happened was that I lost concentration
for a moment, and that got me eliminated from the competition.
[all exclaiming]
[in English] Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you!
Ah!
What kind of... What kind of feeling is it to be number two?
Ah...
- No! - [Kyung in English] Number one!
[Charissa] It's now a showdown
between 34-year-old professional ice climber Heeyong Park
and 18-year-old student Simon Brunner.
For Level 4, scores are wiped clean,
and the final two competitors will go head-to-head
on this final obstacle we call the Power Source.
At the end of six minutes,
the competitor who gets the most points will walk away with $10,000
and move on to the finals,
where they'll have an opportunity to become the Ultimate Beastmaster.
[Terry] But if the score is tied after time elapses,
then whoever's highest up on the tower will be the winner.
[Charissa] So what do you say? Let's do this!
[countdown clock beeps]
- [Terry] Here they go. - [Charissa] Here we go.
[Kyung and Kyeong cheering] Park Heeyong!
[Charissa] The decision by Simon Brunner to not wear shoes.
Do you think that's a good idea or a bad idea?
[Terry] I guess he thinks that bare feet will give him a better grip,
but I'm not sure I like that move.
You don't see many professional athletes playing barefoot.
[Charissa] Yeah. That is something I'd like to see, though.
In the meantime, this first section is called Foundation,
and it's a lot like a climbing wall that stands 80 feet tall.
[Terry] That should play into Heeyong Park's benefit.
Whoa, Simon getting creative!
He's using those long legs to get that Energy Tap.
Remember, those are each worth ten points.
[Charissa] Simon Brunner right on his tail.
[Terry] Yes, he is.
There's very little space to get your fingers in there.
[Charissa] Making great time, both of these guys.
[Terry chuckles] Oh, man, I love it! They're getting me fired up!
[both cheering] Park Heeyong!
[Charissa chuckles] Oh, my goodness, our Korean hosts are fired up, Terry.
Moves on to our third section, Ventilator.
He's starting to create some space between himself and Simon.
[Terry] Don't look now! Simon's getting close to the top of Grid Lock.
[competitors] Yeah!
[Terry] There we go! He's got it! We've got a race right now!
[Charissa] Both competitors now working on Ventilator.
[indistinct cheers]
[Terry] Simon B. Runner!
Moving very fast!
He's made up some ground.
Once again, neck and neck, and we are 60 feet in the air!
[Charissa] And the clock continues to tick.
They've got two minutes remaining to complete the Power Source.
Heeyong Park is through the Ventilator and into the final section, High Voltage.
[cheering]
[Terry] People, you are watching two beasts battle the Beast.
[Charissa] And this final section is so difficult!
Those shelves, you can't really tell on TV, are so narrow
that there's literally no place to get a grip.
You're looking at one of the greatest ice climbers in the world
trying to figure this thing out.
Simon Brunner also trying to determine how he's going to attack this.
Dying to find out.
Now, remember, if time runs out and the score is tied,
then the highest competitor up on the tower will be the winner.
- [crowd] Oh! - [Terry] Heeyong Park, oh!
[Terry] Is he gonna get back up there?
[Charissa] Simon continuing to have problems,
and now Heeyong Park has gotten back onto the tower.
[Terry] Simon has fallen lower with less than ten seconds to go!
If Heeyong Park stays higher on the wall, he'll win this!
Five, four, three, two, one.
- [buzzer] - [Terry] It's over. He did it!
[Charissa exclaims]
- [Terry] Heeyong Park is Beastmaster! - [crowd cheering]
[sobbing] Park Heeyong! Park Heeyong!
Beastmaster Park Heeyong!
[Charissa] They have battled all night long.
[Terry] All night long.
[Charissa] The sun is literally coming up.
[Terry] Heeyong Park is the victor!
And he is our first competitor to qualify for the finals,
where he will battle eight other Beastmasters
for $50,000 and the title of Ultimate Beastmaster!
Ah...
I'm so proud that I achieved something
on American soil as a Korean.
All the Koreans back home watching this,
way to go!
[cheering]
[chanting]
[Kyeong] Yeah!
[all cheering]
Right now, 12 more competitors from six countries
will go head-to-head in pursuit of national pride and personal glory.
[instrumental theme music playing]