[machinery whirring]
[Terry] It was designed to be
the most challenging obstacle course ever built.
Standing eight stories high...
at 640 feet long.
It was constructed from over 50 tons of steel.
The final outcome was so intimidating,
this monstrosity was given a name...
the Beast.
[crowd cheering]
[Terry] Athletes from all over the world tried to conquer it.
[Terry and Charissa groaning]
[Terry] A soldier...
a world-class rock climber...
a U.S. decathlete...
a two-time world champion ice climber...
and so far eight have prevailed
and earned the title Beastmaster.
Now, the last 12 competitors will face off for one remaining spot in the finals.
Who will it be?
[instrumental theme music playing]
[Charissa] That is the Beast,
and it has devoured Americans,
Mexicans, South Koreans,
Brazilians, and Germans,
and believe it or not,
it's still hungry. I have no idea how that's possible.
Charissa, it is obvious you've never seen me at an all-you-can-eat buffet.
- [both chuckle] - Welcome to Ultimate Beastmaster.
[Terry] Tonight is the last opportunity for our competitors
to join the eight other Beastmasters
for a shot at $50,000
and the title of Ultimate Beastmaster.
[Charissa] Let's meet our two American competitors.
Hailing from Doylestown, Pennsylvania,
is personal trainer Brian Redard.
This master of all things physical,
he competes in Spartan races and Tough Mudder competitions,
and Brian's speed and agility give him the competitive edge against the Beast.
I am the most competitive person that you will ever meet.
I'm a threat because I'm extremely confident.
I feel as if I can handle whatever obstacle is in front of me.
Pound for pound, I'm one of the stronger competitors
because of the way I train in being able to functionally move my body weight.
I will be the Ultimate Beastmaster. I'm here to win.
[Charissa] Heading down south to St. Petersburg, Florida,
Ken Corigliano is a 14-year veteran of the United States Air Force.
And this five-time world champion in obstacle races and triathlons
is known the world over as Air Force Ken.
I am confident because that's what's necessary to win.
I am confident because everyone believes in me.
I am confident because every cell in my body
has been waiting for this moment
to prove to the world that Air Force Ken's gonna bring it.
And when I am done, I'm ready to dance, and we're gonna have a good time.
Nothing can stop me from being the Ultimate Beastmaster.
[Charissa] Our two competitors from the United States
are determined to get that final shot
at competing for Ultimate Beastmaster.
They're hoping they can bring it home for the red, white, and blue.
[Terry] And starting off the night, it's American Ken Corigliano.
He has beat the odds just to get here.
Five years ago, I was hit by a car.
It caused me to have a brain injury.
I was told that I wouldn't walk, or definitely not compete again.
But I'm tough, I got a lot of grit, and I don't give up.
[Terry] A lot of people told him he would never walk again,
and right now he's proving them wrong.
- [Charissa] I love this guy's spirit! - [competitor] Go, let's go! Yeah, man!
[Charissa] On to Brain Matter.
[Terry] He's trying to go for the Point Thruster!
[crowd cheers]
[Terry] Air Force Ken not giving up.
He just keeps trying.
[Charissa] That's determination, Terry.
[Terry] He had to give up.
He's going into Faceplant.
He says he has an ability to see the course in his mind,
and he knows exactly what he's going to do.
My brain injury hurts me a little bit
because it's hard to understand
certain aspects of the course,
but it gives me an advantage
because I can interpret the course very quickly.
[Terry] Look at his face, the face of determination!
He's got it!
He face planted into the coil!
Not a problem. Not a problem!
[Charissa] He now has 40 points.
Got an opportunity for another shot at a Point Thruster.
[Terry] He sees the Point Thruster.
Is he gonna go for it?
He's not going for it.
This is it. He's using strategy all the way.
- Oh, he just barely made that Energy Coil. - [Charissa] Oh, wow!
[Terry] And he's got it! He's got it!
[Charissa] On to the Mag Wall now,
and I've gotta say, this is one tough obstacle.
- Got it! Ohh! - And he almost... Ohh!
He's into the blood!
[Terry] Let's see what happened.
[Ken] Magnet got me.
I didn't move quick enough.
Team USA, baby!
Whoo! Air Force Ken! Whoo!
[Charissa] That Mag Wall grounded Air Force Ken,
but let's see how our next three competitors handle the Beast.
First up was Mirella Araüjo.
[in Portuguese] She is a pro at hanging from a pole.
Pole dancing, pole dancing.
[Mirella in Portuguese] I practice pole dance,
calisthenics, gymnastics and CrossFit.
[grunts]
I am single. My inspiration is my son.
[Charissa] She fought her way up Mother Tongue...
[Terry] You have to have momentum to get you to the top.
The Beast plays no favorites.
[Charissa] and got onto the transfer wall...
[Charissa and Terry] Ohh!
[Terry] And she falls off!
[Charissa] ...but she just couldn't pull herself up.
[Terry] Brazil's cross-training soldier Bruno Nogueira
set out to battle the Beast.
[in Portuguese] I served twice in Afghanistan.
Literally, a Brazilian serving in the American Army...
in an American war.
But today, I am who I am because of my service in the U.S. Army.
- [Terry] There he goes! Oh, he got it! - [Charissa gasps]
[Terry] He got it!
The soldier fought his way past Faceplant.
[Terry and Charissa exclaim]
[Charissa] Nice grab!
- [in Portuguese] Wow, he made it! - [in Portuguese] Yeah!
[Terry] And came up short on the Mag Wall.
[Charissa] Okay, the Mag Wall. There goes...
- He fell. - Unfortunately, he fell.
No one has been able to get through the Mag Wall.
Not at all!
- It's very tough. Right, Anderson? - Yes, very...
People, if the Spider is saying this climb is hard, trust him.
The wall... Whoever climbs it is strong.
[Charissa] Three strong competitors have failed to traverse the Mag Wall,
but will muscleman entertainer Mitsuteru Tanaka from Japan
be able to buck that trend?
[in Japanese] I am a muscleman YouTube artist.
I broadcast one muscleman video a day.
I'd like to succeed here so I can let the world know who I am.
I'd like something that says I'm number one.
[Terry] He flexed his way across the Energy Coils.
Oh, he made it to another one!
[Charissa] He is making this thing look easy right there.
[Terry] And he looked good on the Mag Wall...
You gotta go!
[Charissa] He's gotta pull himself up here.
[Terry and Charissa exclaim]
[Terry] ...until his muscles finally met their match.
[in Japanese] Oh, he couldn't reach it!
And he fell!
[Charissa] Now, with the top three competitors
all failing on that Mag Wall, well, they're tied with 50 points,
so it's gonna come down to the fastest time.
[Terry] Our next competitor is a parkour specialist
from South Korea, Taeyoon Kim.
Practicing parkour lets you overcome the fears inside you.
It was something that others don't do, but gave me a sense of achievement.
But now, to me, parkour is a necessity in my life,
like water or air.
[Terry] He is showing off those parkour skills
by getting to Faceplant in just under a minute!
[loud hydraulic hiss]
Yes!
[in Korean] Grabbed it! Grabbed it!
Taeyoon Kim grabbed it!
[Charissa] Wow.
[Terry] Ouch! He smashed his head right into the coil.
How's he still hanging on?
[Charissa] Oh, no!
[Terry] But he is alive!
On his way!
On to the first Energy Coil, amazing!
Taeyoon Kim!
[Charissa] He is making impressive time.
Ah, and he's looking at that Point Thruster, Terry.
That extra ten points will put him
in first place, ahead of the USA's Ken Corigliano.
[Terry] Awesome! He got it!
He got the Point Thruster!
[Charissa] And he's now in first place!
[crowd exclaims]
[Terry] No! Was it overconfidence?
Let's take a look.
Taeyoon Kim took a beating from the Beast,
but he moved fast, got the extra points,
and now he's in first place.
[Charissa] Our next competitor
is a jujitsu champion from Japan, Kaita Omura.
[Kaita in Japanese] I applied for this for my close friend who died last year.
He and I had been close friends since the third grade.
Last year, in August, while swimming in the ocean,
he was dragged under by waves and died.
He always said, "Never give up."
So I want to win this with his words in my heart.
[Charissa] And Kaita is holding on to that inspiration
as he starts across Brain Matter.
He's just gonna go with a crawling technique.
[Terry] You know what, that's an actual, viable technique.
You can crawl your way through this thing.
[Charissa] He now has 30 points.
[Terry] He's on to Faceplant.
[Charissa] Now, looking at the winners from our previous eight competitions,
every country except Japan
has at least one athlete competing
in the final showdown for Ultimate Beastmaster.
[Terry] The Japanese athletes have got to be feeling a lot of pressure tonight.
I want him to succeed.
[Terry] And he goes... He missed it!
- His jump was short! - He fell!
[Charissa] He's unable to grip that rope.
[Terry] Valiant effort, but he just couldn't do it.
[Charissa] Let's see if our next four competitors
can crack the code of the Beast.
First up was Germany's professional acrobat, Alexander Schmidt.
[Terry] He's gotta believe in himself.
[Charissa] His jump at Faceplant...
[Terry and Charissa] Ohh!
[in German] Oh no! He falls! It's over for him.
[Charissa] ...ended with a tumble into the blood.
Amancay Gonzales of Mexico
hoped to showcase her speed against the Beast.
[in Spanish] I played every sport imaginable.
My strengths are running, jumping, speed, and I will surprise you.
[Charissa] With the six-minute time limit approaching,
she was still on Brain Matter.
[Terry] She has 30 seconds to get over into Faceplant.
[Charissa] And the clock ran out before she got to Faceplant.
- No! - How did this happen?
[Terry] Next was personal trainer Brian Redard from the United States.
It's a matter of zoning in
and focusing on the task at hand. That's what I'm gonna do.
Brian put his grip to the test at Faceplant.
- [Terry] What's he gonna do? - [Charissa] Come on.
[Terry] He got it! He's holding on! He held on!
- [Charissa] Nice work! - [Terry] Wow!
[Terry] He's towing it over into the Energy Coils.
And he looked determined to keep going...
USA!
[Brian shouts]
- [Charissa exclaims] - [Terry] No! Oh, no! Oh!
[Terry] but the Beast crashed the party.
[Charissa] Finally, South Korea's Woosung Yu
put his MMA skills to the test.
[in Korean] I am a professional fighter of mixed martial arts.
I want to let the entire world know my nickname, Wild Horse.
[Charissa] The Wild Horse took off in the beginning.
He galloped through Brain Matter...
Very smooth.
[Terry] This is as good as we've seen it happen.
What's his technique gonna be?
[Charissa] but couldn't hold on to the end.
Ohh!
[Terry] He missed!
Ahh...
[Terry] If you let that friction get you, it just burns right through your hands.
[Charissa] And with that run, Germany's Alexander Schmidt is now on the bubble.
Brazil's Mirella Araüjo and Mexico's Amancay Gonzales
have both been eliminated.
[Terry] Next up is Germany's Nam Vo.
[Charissa] He is a mechanical engineering student,
and also a bodybuilder.
Brains and beauty,
my favorite combination.
[Terry] Let's see if that gets him far in this competition.
At the moment, I am a student in engineering.
But additionally, I am a fashion and fitness model.
I am the Ultimate Beastmaster because I have the best body,
and I have the greatest ambition
and I have to make some people at home proud.
[Charissa] Well, Nam Vo, as you can tell,
is a very successful model back home,
and now he's hoping that he can be successful on Faceplant.
[Terry] If he lands this jump on Faceplant,
he'll eliminate his own countryman, Alexander Schmidt.
This man only eats 25 grams of carbs a day.
- A lot of people don't understand... - [Charissa] I eat that for breakfast.
[Terry] It's one banana, and you get your energy from carbs.
[Charissa] He's gonna need his energy right here.
[Terry and Charissa] Ohh!
[Terry] Is he on? Is he on?
He held himself up! He held himself up!
He slid down, and he got his grip!
[Charissa] Whoo!
[Terry] He did it! It's like a sit and spin! He's on a sit and spin!
[Charissa] That sense of relief, that smile on his face says it all.
And Germany's Alexander Schmidt is officially eliminated.
Now, he got teased as a kid because he was too thin and too weak.
- Such is not the case right now. - Not now.
- Nam Vo... - [Terry] He has earned it.
[Terry] Yes! Almost slipped there.
- Look at this! Oh! - Terry, I am looking at him.
I'm also looking at his bio that says he's single.
- So keep going, Nam Vo! - [laughs]
[Terry] Nam Vo! That determination.
Let's see how far he gets right here
before those handles start demagnetizing.
[Charissa] There goes two right there.
Oh, no! Here he falls!
[Charissa] A great run by Nam Vo,
and that puts South Korea's Woosung Yu
on the bubble with one run to go.
But his fate's in the hands
of our last competitor for Level 1.
[Terry] That's right. Mexico's last athlete for Level 1 is Abe Green.
This man is one of Mexico's best Spartan competitors,
and his nickname is "Unbreakable."
This is a great story.
This is what the Beast is all about.
[countdown clock beeps]
[in Spanish] One day, I got a pain in my chest.
I had a myocardial attack.
I was 28 years old.
Too young to have a heart attack.
It was a wake-up call.
It was time to change now.
My friends tell me...
that I'm a pirate.
I'm going to be the pirate who will conquer the Beast.
[Terry] Ahoy, matey!
- [Charissa] And now he has 20 points. - [Terry] Yes.
Let's see if this pirate can walk the plank.
[laughing]
Ah, I'm killing myself.
[Terry] He's crawling across.
He didn't walk the plank at all!
[Charissa] No. Normally, walking the plank is a negative,
so as a pirate, he knows that this is not a good idea.
[Terry] Thirty points for Abe Green in the Faceplant.
Let's hope this pirate does not fall in the blood.
[Charissa chuckles]
Now, if he makes this jump, he'll have 40 points,
and that'll move him to Level 2 and eliminate South Korea's Woosung Yu.
[Terry] He is Mexico's last hope!
Go! We are with you!
[Charissa] Oh, if he falls right here, they are out of the competition.
[Terry] It all comes down to this jump.
[Terry and Charissa exclaim]
- [in Spanish] He jumps and he falls! - No! Don't tell me that!
[Charissa] Oh, no! Mexico is now out of the competition,
and South Korea's Woosung Yu is on to Level 2.
- The arrrgony of defeat! - Okay.
Somebody, cut us off from the pirate jokes.
[Charissa] We're all set for Level 2 with our top eight competitors:
South Korea's Taeyoon Kim,
USA's Ken Corigliano,
Japan's Mitsuteru Tanaka,
Brazil's Bruno Nogueira,
Germany's Nam Vo,
USA's Brian Redard,
Japan's Kaita Omura,
and South Korea's Woosung Yu.
All right, on to Level 2,
where our eight remaining competitors
will take on six extraordinarily challenging obstacles,
and all of them worth 20 points each.
And, to make things even more challenging for our competitors...
Hey, why not? We've angled up the Digestive Track by ten degrees,
which is going to make for a steeper climb
before the deadly jump into the Dreadmill.
Now Germany's Nam Vo is next.
[in German] As a kid, I was very overweight.
I realized I must change my life, so I started training.
I achieved a lot in a short period of time.
I am Nam, and I will be the Ultimate Beastmaster!
[countdown clock beeps]
[Charissa] My boyfriend, Nam Vo. He doesn't know it yet, but he's not ugly,
and he's doing a very pretty job here in Level 2.
[Terry] My carb-challenged homie eats a banana for his carbs, and that's it.
The rest is protein, and you can tell.
He looks good, but you gotta play good so they can pay good!
[Charissa chuckles]
[Terry] Do you think he can make this eight-foot jump right here?
[Charissa] Oh, come on, Terry. You know my new boyfriend can handle this.
[Terry] There he goes!
Oh, he barely made it!
He's gonna have to pull his 192-pound frame up
with just his arms now.
He's got to get that core over and, there, he does it!
He does it! Let me tell you, Nam Vo!
That's what I'm talking about.
Great job!
[Charissa] And now we are into the Spinal Descent,
getting into the belly of the Beast here.
He's doing very well!
Maybe he lathered himself up with Vaseline.
[Charissa] There's the Point Thruster.
Looks like he's not gonna go for it.
[Terry] I think he got too tangled in the cords.
[Charissa] On to Stomach Churn.
Now, Nam is beauty and brains.
He's a mechanical engineering student,
and, get this, he actually studies rotating gears,
although something tells me that his homework doesn't include this.
[Terry] Oh! He's holding on! He's holding on!
Charissa, your boyfriend is taking a beating.
[Charissa] He needs to be careful with that face
when he lands on those gears.
[Terry] Ow! That was a ten-foot fall,
and he slammed onto the pad.
[Charissa] Now remember, Terry,
the Beast has been modified in the Digestive Track.
Remember, it's angled up ten degrees,
which makes it way more challenging than before.
[Terry] At 6'2", it won't be easy jumping into that cylinder.
There he goes.
Ack! Rough start.
Run, dude! Run fast!
It's sinking into the the blood very quickly,
and you gotta go, Nam!
You gotta go!
[Charissa] Twenty-four feet, he's got to make his way up
as this thing is lowering into the Beast blood.
- [Terry] He's doing it. There you go. - [Charissa] He's doing it.
[Terry] You gotta find it in yourself.
[Charissa] Oh!
[Terry] He made it through, but now that jump is impossible.
His goal was right in front of him!
That must be so frustrating.
- [Charissa] Oh... - [Terry] He's out.
[Terry] The timing! That hurts.
[Charissa] Our next competitor is looking to make a name for himself in Level 2,
and that's USA's power trainer, Brian Redard.
I feel like an underdog.
I've felt like that my whole life.
I've always worked for everything that's come my way.
I was never handed anything in life, so this is another chance to prove
to these elite athletes that, hey, I'm on the same field as you.
In my mind right now, it's all about that grand prize.
[Charissa] Our underdog is showing that fighting spirit
as he maneuvers down Spinal Descent.
Doesn't look like he's having any problem here.
[Terry] Not at all.
His socks look good, hair looks good. He's in order.
Wow. Okay, he's holding on.
You really have to go off instinct right here.
This right here, you have to trust your instinct.
I don't know if you can prepare.
Boom, look at that! And still looking good with those socks!
[Charissa] And Brian making it to the last gear,
so Terry, he now has 100 points.
Now, we just saw Nam Vo barely get out of the Digestive Track.
Will Brian be able to get up there in time to jump to the Dreadmills?
[Terry] I have faith in him.
This guy competes in all sorts of marathons and races.
Uh-oh! His feet are slipping!
[Charissa] Oh, and the tube is sinking!
And remember, this tube sinks quickly.
[Terry] He's sliding down into the blood!
He's sliding down into the blood!
[Charissa] And he is out!
The Digestive Track proving too much for Brian Redard.
The worst thing to say is that you got flushed out of a Digestive Track.
[Charissa laughs]
That's probably the worst thing!
[Terry laughs]
He suffers from Beast constipation!
Now in retrospect, wish I went for that Thruster there,
but in hindsight, I really thought I could get all these done.
[Charissa] Let's see if the next two competitors
were able to step up to the challenge.
Japan's jujitsu champion Kaita Omura.
He sparred with the Beast on Spinal Ascent.
[Terry] Spinal Ascent is no joke!
You must ascend!
[Charissa] But the Beast kicked back,
and scored no points on Level 2.
Everyone in Japan, I am sorry.
[Charissa] Next up came South Korea's Woosung Yu.
Now, he entered Level 2 with his hands bandaged
after sliding down that rope in Level 1,
where the Beast inflicted some serious palm-shredding burn.
[Terry] Oh, look at that, yeah.
[Charissa] At the fourth jump, he aimed too low.
[Terry and Charissa exclaim]
[Terry] Woosung Yu having great difficulty right now.
The hands are hurting, look at them!
[Charissa] And after struggling for over two minutes,
South Korea's Wild Horse, he pulled off the impossible...
[Terry] And he does it!
Successful climb on that plateau! That's right!
[Charissa] and went on to face
the spinning, grinding gears of Stomach Churn.
- [Charissa] Oh! - [Terry] Into the blood!
- He fell! - [groaning]
And here's the Stomach Churn.
It's stomach churning to watch!
[Charissa] Now, those runs put South Korea's
Woosung Yu in third place,
and Japan's Kaita Omura in fourth place.
Germany's Nam Vo is still in first.
Next up is USA's Ken Corigliano.
Team USA! Whoo!
I got energy, baby. I'm ready to go, man.
I've been in the Air Force for 14 years.
I failed my first fitness test.
I couldn't even run a half a mile,
so I started doing triathlon, which is seriously hard.
I couldn't even swim across the pool.
I got into obstacle course racing.
That really changed my whole entire life.
And now I want to be an inspiration.
When people see me on this course,
I want them to say, "I can do this, too."
[Charissa] Back at the Beast, and Ken just finished Spinal Ascent.
[Terry] Look out! He's going down into Spinal Descent.
- [Charissa] Ken has a different approach. - [Terry] Headfirst!
[Terry] He's going for the Point Thruster.
[Charissa] Could we also make mention that that hat stayed on?
[Terry] And he's got it!
[Charissa] Yes, 20 more points for Ken.
[Terry] I like it!
[Charissa] He's the first athlete tonight to get to that Point Thruster,
and he's on his way to Stomach Churn.
Now taking a look at Germany's Nam Vo,
and you know he does not want to lose that lead.
[Terry] It's hard to imagine that just five years ago,
Ken was told that he would never walk again.
[Charissa] He is such an inspiration, Terry.
He placed fourth in a triathlon a year, only a year,
after his accident.
And Ken completes Stomach Churn
and prepares himself for the Digestive Track.
[thud]
[Terry] Ouch, another rough entrance into the cylinder.
[Charissa] It is important that he keeps moving.
[Terry] If he's gonna make that jump to the Dreadmills,
he's gotta make it happen now!
[Charissa] Here comes the blood.
- Oh, come on, Ken. - [Terry] He's making his way.
[Terry] He's gonna make it through, but you gotta jump!
You gotta jump into the Dreadmills!
Give it your best shot!
Oh! He went for it!
Air Force Ken misses the jump to the Dreadmills,
but knocks Germany's Nam Vo out of first place.
Yeah, it's definitely harder than Level 1.
There's all kinds of weird muscle movements going on
and coordination and balance.
Yeah, it was good. I liked it.
[Charissa] Now, Ken shouldn't be too excited,
because South Korea's parkour master, Taeyoon Kim, is up next.
I can do it!
Yes!
Since parkour trains you to adapt to the surrounding environment,
there's a training method for overcoming any kind of obstacle.
I will be able to prove that.
[Charissa] Taeyoon Kim used his parkour skills on the Beast,
and now he's on Spinal Descent.
- Is he going for the Point Thruster? - [Terry] Going for the Point Thruster.
[Terry] And he got it!
He got it! That's right!
[applause]
[Terry] That's it. There's the jump.
Good job. Good clearance.
Aiming for that center of the platform.
Wow! He is really flying through here.
- Korean squirrel! - That's right!
[Charissa] Now, you can see him
trying to figure out the best way into Digestive Track.
[Terry] Taeyoon Kim might have the strongest jump out of everyone,
so he shouldn't have a problem getting through.
Oh, he bumps the side of the Digestive Track!
He tries to clear it and doesn't quite get in...
[Charissa] He better hurry.
[Terry] and now he really has to fight to find his way.
But he really hit that thing hard.
He's on the way up. I think he's gonna make the leap!
And he...!
[all exclaiming]
[Terry] Into the water!
But he did well, he did really well!
[Terry] Despite a rough entrance and a few slips,
Taeyoon Kim exits Digestive Track, but can't hang on at the Dreadmills.
Ohh!
I did well until the middle.
If I hadn't missed a step in the middle...
I could have finished.
It's too bad.
[Charissa] Now, Taeyoon Kim just took first place,
and that run eliminated Japan's Kaita Omura.
South Korea's Woosung Yu is now on the bubble.
And here's the guy looking to knock him out,
Brazil's Bruno Nogueira.
[Bruno] At 18 years old, I joined the American Army.
When I got back, I had PTSD.
It's a psychological stress.
I decided to go back to Brazil.
Thanks to my family's support,
I was able to overcome the PTSD. I've overcome two wars and illness.
I will be the next winner of Ultimate Beastmaster.
[Charissa] All right, back here at the Beast,
and all Bruno's gotta do is clear Spinal Descent
in order to eliminate South Korea's Woosung Yu.
People, Bruno is tough as nails.
Former U.S. military, but Brazilian.
[Terry] And he does it! Woosung Yu is out!
Go, Brazil!
[Terry] Whoa! Oh, look at that.
You've gotta get to that center.
The more you hang on that outside...
the more you risk getting thrown off.
[Charissa] I think Bruno just heard you, Terry,
because he seems to be following your advice.
[Terry] He's got this down.
Aw, oh!
- He did it! Great technique. - [Charissa] Wow! Whoa!
[Terry] I'll tell you what. I'm not gonna be able to sleep
unless someone makes it through the Dreadmills tonight.
Good job, Bruno! Get up there quickly!
- [Charissa] Footing. - [Terry] Watch out.
[Terry] When that thing gets wet, it's gonna be over.
I cannot believe this! He's not gonna make it.
Oh!
[Charissa] Now, Bruno did a good job.
He got in Digestive Track, but he had no strategy on how to get up,
and unfortunately for him, he gets stuck in a flood of blood.
As soon as you step on it, it levels down.
And when it did, the tennis shoes did not help at all.
[Charissa] All right, four competitors have secured a spot in Level 3,
but unfortunately, USA's Brian Redard is now on the bubble.
Japan has failed to crown a Beastmaster
in any previous competition,
so right now Mitsuteru Tanaka
is Japan's last hope for the finals.
Everyone in Japan! Give me power!
He is a comedian like yourself, Mr. Crews.
Well, he is the Mitsuterry Crews of Japan.
[both laughing]
[Charissa] Well, he's not joking now, Terry,
as he makes his way down Spinal Descent,
and if he gets the Point Thruster and clears Spinal Descent,
well, unfortunately, he's gonna eliminate our boy Brian Redard
and be a lock for Level 3.
[Terry] He's not going for it. That's a huge mistake.
[Charissa] That is a mistake,
and now his fate is in the gears of Stomach Churn.
[Terry] In spite of all the pressure, it looks like he's having fun.
[Charissa] He's gonna have to get serious soon,
because he has to clear Stomach Churn if he wants to stay in this competition.
[Terry] This is do or die for Japan. Bam!
There we go. You didn't do that in gym class, folks.
[Charissa] Brian Redard over there watching nervously.
[Terry] This is where he has to focus.
He's doing a great job, taking his time,
going with his instincts, feeling it out, and explosion!
No! Into the blood!
He fell!
I'm speechless...
[Charissa] Well, great news for us, Terry. USA's Brian Redard makes it.
But, unfortunately for Japan, they're now officially eliminated.
- Mitsuteru, have a safe trip to Japan. - Mitsuteru, thanks for making it this far.
We are going to dance for you!
[Charissa] We have our five competitors all set to go for Level 3.
In first place is South Korea's parkour specialist, Taeyoon Kim.
In second place is the USA's Air Force Ken Corigliano,
followed by Germany's model student and my boyfriend, Nam Vo.
Brazil's cross-training soldier Bruno Nogueira in fourth,
and USA's power trainer Brian Redard in fifth.
Next up for our five remaining competitors in Level 3
is the Energy Pyramid,
but a total of 240 points is up for grabs here,
so will we have two Americans make it to Level 4
for the first time in Beastmaster history?
Ten thousand dollars is at stake,
so let's check in with those two competitors from the USA right now.
[Brian] Feels really good to be in the top five.
I plan on taming the Beast in Level 3.
[Ken] USA is gonna lead the pack,
again and again and again.
I'm Air Force Ken,
and we fly, fight, and win!
I'm gonna take this home. Team USA! Whoo!
[Charissa] All right, so here we go.
Our first competitor for Level 3 is our very own Ken Corigliano.
[Terry] Air Force Ken looks ready and focused.
[Charissa] He is neck and neck with South Korea's Taeyoon Kim.
They both have 150 points.
[Terry] Level 3 separates the men from the boys, Charissa.
There is no room for error, because everyone is looking
for that final shot at the title of Ultimate Beastmaster.
[countdown clock beeps]
[Charissa] Ah, here we go!
And he makes it to Prism Strike!
[Terry] He flies right past the Point Thruster!
He is cruising at Mach 3 right now!
[Charissa] And now on to Coil Crawl.
[Terry] He's gotta make his move.
Those things are sinking right away.
Wow, he really understands how important it is
to stay on that top coil and keep it moving.
[Charissa] Not a surprise. This guy's a competitor.
He is heading for the bonus obstacles.
[Terry] He has to stay balanced, because those coils have no stability.
[Charissa] Ooh, 30 points, and now he's on to Bungee Beds.
They're worth 40 points, but you can lose 40 points if you're unsuccessful.
Remember, your feet, your hands cannot touch the ground.
You can use any part of the Bungee Bed to aid yourself in jumping up.
[Terry] There you go.
Air Force Ken is flying low and staying wide.
You have to be flat so you don't tip over.
[Charissa] And he makes it to the final Bungee Bed!
And with that, he's got another 40 points.
So the real question here is: will Ken quit
or risk the 40 points on the Tricky Trapeze?
Air Force Ken, baby!
USA! USA! USA!
[Terry] Okay, getting a good swing here.
[competitor] Yes!
[Terry] And he's slipping, but he keeps his feet up! Yes!
- [Charissa] Aggressive! - [Terry] Air Force Ken still flying high!
[Charissa] This is crazy how far he's made it on Level 3.
We've only seen a handful of competitors make it this far.
[Terry] Gah! He's on to the second trapeze.
He is working.
[Charissa] Nine feet apart. Did you hear me, Terry?
Nine feet apart. That's no joke.
[Terry] Nine feet.
[Charissa] He's making this look easier than it is, that's for sure,
as he makes his way into the third and final...
- [Terry] Oh, my God! He does it! - [Charissa] He does it!
[Charissa] All right, now, he can either keep his extra 40 points
and end his run right here,
or risk them and keep going.
- [Brian] Going for it? - Should I go for it?
Yeah, dude!
I'm going for it.
[Charissa] He's going for it. If he fails, remember, you lose 40 points.
I need some noise!
[Charissa] And Ken looking for some encouragement.
You've gotta love this guy's spirit.
[Terry] He is just that kind of guy you really want to get behind and root for.
Go, Ken!
[Charissa] Go, Ken!
- [Ken growls] - [Terry] Whoa!
[Charissa] Oh, my goodness!
Get up there.
[Charissa] What he has to do here is slide his way
down the platform to get those extra 40 points.
[Terry] Look at the struggle!
He is giving this every ounce of strength that he can muster!
- [Charissa] Ugh! Can he hold on? - [Terry] He's trying!
- [Terry] Wait, boom! - [Charissa] Wow.
What a great job!
[Charissa] What a valiant effort! That was unbelievable.
Unfortunately, he doesn't grab on to the other handle,
and eventually his arms, as you can imagine, giving out,
and he makes a water landing.
Whoo! Yeah, feels good!
USA! USA! Whoo!
[Charissa] Let's keep that USA spirit going with our second competitor,
personal trainer Brian Redard.
[Terry] It would really be a treat if he and Air Force Ken made it to the final.
We've never see two competitors from the same country make it to Level 4,
and I'd love to see the USA do it.
[Charissa] Who are we rooting for if that happens?
[Terry] It doesn't matter. It's a win-win!
[Charissa chuckles] Okay, well, that's a good point.
[Terry] Oh, he got it! He got it! He's on the course!
Reaches for the Point Thruster and misses.
He's moving faster than Air Force Ken, using that top coil to avoid slipping.
[Charissa] All right, will he go for those bonus obstacles?
[Terry] He has to. He just barely snuck into Level 3,
so he really needs to put some distance between himself and the other competitors.
[Terry and Charissa] He's going for the bonus!
[Terry] Look at this technique!
Using all his upper-body strength to climb across.
[Charissa] Okay, he cannot afford to lose 40 points right here,
because Brian is 90 points behind our other boy, Air Force Ken,
so he has got a lot of catching up to do.
He has to figure out how to swing this bed forward
without falling off, and... I mean, look.
This thing is so difficult. I'm not trying to make it sound easy,
but he's gotta find something to grab on to.
[Terry] He's gotta make it to that third Bungee Bed to get those 40 points.
He's sliding!
He's got a grip!
Oh, no! It's over.
- No! He loses 40 points. - Oh! He loses 40 points.
[Terry] Here we are on those Bungee Beds,
and he's trying to jump, and look at that.
It's just the fumbling, bumbling, rumbling, and stumbling.
This level's definitely been the hardest
because of all the upper-body endurance it takes.
By the time I got through, I was a little gassed.
Got to the bounce in here and it was a little jittery, so...
[Charissa] USA's Brian Redard is now on the bubble,
and Brazil's cross-training soldier, Bruno Nogueira,
is looking to be the one to send him home.
Bruno needs more than 150 points to eliminate Brian.
[Terry] Bruno is battle tested, and this is an all-out war
between Brazil and the USA.
[Bruno] The stress caused by war is ten times worse than this.
Psychologically speaking,
I will be better than the others because of my experience.
[countdown clock beeps]
[Charissa] And he's off.
- [Terry] He's got it. - [Charissa] Got it.
[Charissa] And he's eyeing that Point Thruster.
That could eliminate Brian Redard if he gets it.
[Terry] No, he misses!
[Charissa] He's on to Coil Crawl,
and that now means that the USA's Brian Redard is out.
[Terry] Bruno Nogueira just cut the USA in half,
but this competition is far from over.
- Bruno is doing well. - Let's go, Bruno. Let's go, Bruno.
[Charissa] Oh, that coil is sinking fast,
and Bruno needs as many points as he can get if he wants to stay alive.
[Terry] He's struggling with this coil.
- Is he going for the bonus? - [Charissa] He'd better hurry.
Or is he gonna go to Extractor?
- [Charissa] Better hurry. - [Terry] He's gotta jump!
[Terry] He's gotta jump for it!
He's got to jump.
- [Charissa] He's not... It doesn't look... - [Terry] Oh... he's into the fuel.
It did not give him enough time.
He was sinking.
[Charissa] The coil sinks, and it just gets too low
for him to make that jump to the next ring.
I wanted to get to the end of it.
But I reached a point where it was too wet.
I slipped, ripped open my finger.
[Charissa] Bruno's run puts him in second place with 170 points,
and USA's Ken Corigliano is now the man to beat,
sitting pretty in first place with 280 points.
No fate is sealed for any of our remaining competitors up to this point,
and now Germany's model student, Nam Vo, is next.
I usually have one motto: I am fit for passion.
But today, I am fit for the Beast.
[Charissa] Bruno Nogueira is now on the bubble,
and that means Nam Vo needs 180 points to eliminate him.
Nam Vo from Germany. You can do it!
[Terry] He gets to Prism Strike!
[Charissa] He's trying to get that Point Thruster with his foot,
but, ooh, just moving too fast.
So, Nam Vo makes it to Coil Crawl.
That means Bruno Nogueira from Brazil is out.
So, Nam Vo's got a lot of work to do here.
There's still one more competitor left,
so he's got to rack up as many points as possible.
Let's see what he does.
[competitors yelling, cheering]
[Terry] He's making his decision.
[Charissa] And he's going for the bonus.
I told you, beauty and brains.
[Terry] This is what you call risk capital, and it's a good risk.
He needs the points.
That's what we want to see from Nam Vo. He's putting pressure on his opponents.
[Terry] Wise technique to just take your time.
Listen, he wants to get to Level 4,
and there are only gonna be two people
out of the five to make it.
Just take your time.
[Charissa] He's on to the Bungee Beds.
Now, this is where he can really catch up to Air Force Ken.
[Terry] Yo! Look at that dip!
[Charissa] This is a tough challenge for a tall, heavy guy like Nam Vo
because those bungees are so sensitive to your every move.
[Terry] He's getting low so he can line up this jump.
And he makes it!
That's it. Lay on it.
- [Charissa] There's your strategy. - [Terry] That's a great strategy.
[Charissa] They don't call it a Bungee Bed for no reason.
[Terry] I know, look at that.
Oh, whoa, be careful. Be careful.
[Charissa] He's having some trouble stabilizing here, Terry.
He has to make it through the Bungee Beds, or he's gonna lose 40 points.
[Terry] He's trying to hold still. It's like he's surfing right now.
- Come on! Come on! No! - [both groan]
- [Charissa] His feet touched. - [Terry] He's out.
No!
[Nam] It looks easier than it really is.
I am too heavy. That's an additional disadvantage.
A guy weighing 10 kilos less would do better.
[Charissa] Germany's model student Nam Vo sitting in second place
with 180 points, and that means he's now on the bubble,
and we've got one competitor left in Level 3,
and it's South Korea's parkour specialist, Taeyoon Kim.
[both] Taeyoon Kim is next.
[Charissa] Taeyoon Kim only needs 30 points to advance,
and he's really been the man to beat tonight,
taking first place in Level 1 and 2.
I believe I was able to make it this far because I worked hard.
I will finish Level 3
and advance to Level 4.
That is my goal.
[countdown clock beeps]
[Terry and Charissa exclaim]
Ah... Oh no!
[Charissa] There is no way that Nam Vo expected that,
but, hey, good for him... He's now in the final.
When I jumped, my hands slipped.
I think it was moving faster than I imagined.
- Oh, no, Taeyoon Kim! - [mutters in English] Oh, no, no, no...
[in Korean] Terry Crews is trying to understand what happened...
What happened?
[in English] Oh, my God... [in Korean] Why did that happen?
Thank you, Hans, Terry, and Luke.
- The whole world... Level 3 is hard! - [in English] Thank you, guys.
[Charissa] And while the South Koreans break out the tissues,
we are all set to go for an exciting match-up in the finals!
This is it, the final level!
[Terry] Ken Corigliano and Nam Vo had to muster up
every ounce of strength, courage, and stamina to get to this point.
Charissa, you could cut the tension with a knife!
You sure can, so what do you say? Let's do this!
[Charissa] The last competitors have one shot
to fill the ninth and final spot for Ultimate Beastmaster.
Now, either Germany or the United States
is going to have a competitor in the final,
so let's take a look at how they got here.
[Ken] I'm here to win this competition to show everyone
that they can do it if they believe in themselves.
I'm doing this for USA!
[Nam] My specialty is I am an all-rounder.
You must be perfect in every aspect of fitness.
I am very excited to represent Germany. I don't give up.
[Ken] Every day I know I'm ready to go. I'm fearless, and I'm fierce.
I got a lot of grit.
I never back down, and I hate to lose.
I don't give up. You don't stand a chance.
[Nam] I am the Ultimate Beastmaster because I have the best body,
and I think I have the greatest ambition.
[Ken] Nothing can stop me from being the Ultimate Beastmaster.
Air Force Ken's bringing this one home.
This is it, Level 4.
One of these two is walking home with $10,000.
[both chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[Charissa] It's important to note
that both of these competitors start with zero points,
so their points have been wiped clean.
[Terry] In Level 4, they all start even at zero.
They're 20 feet high at the end of Foundation.
And now they make their way on to Grid Lock.
[Charissa] This wall, this section right here, is 12 feet high.
There are nine cracks total, and...
[Terry] Oh! There's Nam Vo!
What happened? He fell!
- Hans! - Oh, my God!
[Terry] He's not out, but he slips off.
[Charissa] He needs to pick up his speed and make up for that fall.
[Terry] But this is still a race.
[Charissa] These guys look so tired!
- [Terry and Charissa groan] - [Terry] Air Force Ken dangling.
[Charissa] They are tied right now.
This is where they have to dig deep.
Now, Nam is getting serious.
He wants to show what he can do.
[Charissa] Very little room to even get any kind of grip.
[Terry] Oh! He makes a jump...
[Charissa] Ken.
[Terry] And he falls behind.
This is really difficult
because you are holding on just with your nails
inside of these zigzag cracks.
Let me tell you, these guys are absolutely exhausted right now.
[crowd cheering]
[Terry and Charissa] Air Force Ken is taking off his shoe!
[Charissa] I like that idea.
[Terry] This might be a great technique.
[Charissa] Right, because your shoe
is so much bulkier to fit into these little slots.
Let's see if this helps him.
[Terry] Air Force Ken has no shoes on right now.
[Charissa] Oh, my gosh, he's now holding his shoes in his mouth.
Why don't you just drop them at this point?
[Terry] And there, Nam Vo's taking his shoes off.
He throws his stuff down.
He doesn't want to keep his shoes or socks.
[Charissa] This is interesting. Ken's holding his shoes in his mouth
because he realizes if he's able to get up to Ventilator,
- he might need those for the grip. - [Nam groans]
- [Charissa] But now... - [Terry] Okay.
[Terry] Gotta make a move. You have to make a decision.
[Charissa] Oh, come on, Ken!
[Terry] A little more than a minute left!
And he's digging his toes into the cracks.
They are neck and neck right now! It's gonna come down to who wants it more!
[Charissa] Is it gonna be USA or Germany?
[Terry] Ken gets it!
He has the lead!
[Charissa] There are 15 seconds left, so Nam Vo could still catch him.
[Terry] What's Ken doing? It's not over!
If Nam has anything left in his tank, he's gotta turn it on now!
Five, four, three, two, one!
He's got it!
- He's got it! - Yay!
[Terry] Ken Corigliano from the USA!
Whoo!
[chanting] USA! USA!
[both] USA! USA! USA!
[Charissa] Ken is our ninth and final athlete to move on to the finals,
where he'll face off against eight other competitors for a shot at $50,000,
and the title of Ultimate Beastmaster.
He put on a show this evening.
Being the Beastmaster feels really good right now.
It's bittersweet, because I really wanted to earn it up at the top,
but I still earned it, and it feels pretty good.
[cheering]
[all] USA! USA! USA!
[all continue chanting]
[instrumental theme music playing]