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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thracian Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Harkleroad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkleroad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I am a real American kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chad Harkleroad looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thracian Spartacus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Harkleroad!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartacus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harkleroad's half guard.
Spartacus throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harkleroad to regain full guard.
Harkleroad should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Harkleroad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harkleroad looking for a guillotine here but Spartacus defends easily.
Spartacus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harkleroad pulls Spartacus in close to prevent any damage.
Spartacus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harkleroad is trying to keep Spartacus in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harkleroad holds on and takes a little breather.
Spartacus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harkleroad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkleroad is trying to control the position but Spartacus postures up.
Chad Harkleroad has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Harkleroad as Spartacus shoots in.
Harkleroad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harkleroad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spartacus defends it nicely.
Harkleroad looks gassed!
Spartacus misses with a few strikes there.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Harkleroad has eaten all the pies!
Harkleroad tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spartacus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harkleroad somewhat.
Thracian Spartacus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Harkleroad.
Harkleroad shoots in and bounces Spartacus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Spartacus striking off his back but it's not causing Harkleroad any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus tries to strike from the bottom.
Harkleroad trying to control the position from guard on top but Spartacus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harkleroad stands up from Spartacus's guard - Harkleroad perhaps looking for a knockout.
Spartacus forces Harkleroad back against the cage and clinches.
Harkleroad manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartacus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harkleroad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harkleroad wants it to stay on the feet.
Harkleroad shoots in for a takedown but Spartacus shows good takedown defense.
Spartacus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harkleroad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harkleroad stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus is looking for a sweep. Harkleroad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spartacus is not content to let Harkleroad control the position.
Spartacus trying to control from the bottom.
Harkleroad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spartacus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harkleroad is working away from the top position though.
Harkleroad tries to pass to full mount but Spartacus defends it.
Harkleroad blocks the strikes from Spartacus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harkleroad is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Spartacus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Spartacus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Spartacus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harkleroad down.
Spartacus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harkleroad gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Spartacus winds up and cracks Harkleroad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartacus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spartacus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harkleroad gets back to full guard.
Harkleroad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chad Harkleroad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Spartacus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spartacus closes the distance and clinches.
Spartacus wants a takedown.
Spartacus wants to take the fight to the mat but Harkleroad manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Spartacus fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thracian Spartacus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harkleroad turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harkleroad manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Harkleroad are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Spartacus struggling a bit here.
Harkleroad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spartacus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spartacus tries to get out of the position.
Harkleroad is breathing heavily.
Spartacus is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus being controlled for a moment.
Harkleroad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spartacus keeps working.
Spartacus can't do much from the bottom here.
Spartacus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkleroad throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Spartacus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harkleroad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harkleroad is trying to get an arm triangle but Spartacus is defending well.
Spartacus throws an elbow that doesn't really do any damage.
Spartacus wants to control but Harkleroad postures up.
Spartacus defending against the ground and pound.
Spartacus sneaks back into half guard.
Harkleroad is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkleroad wants to stand but Spartacus has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Spartacus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Spartacus is concentrating on defense, preventing Harkleroad from advancing position.
Harkleroad moves into full mount! Spartacus won't be happy about that!
Spartacus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harkleroad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spartacus keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus trying to hold on to Harkleroad's head to control him but Harkleroad postures up.
Harkleroad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spartacus keeps working.
Harkleroad throwing shots but Spartacus is blocking nicely.
Spartacus wants to control but Harkleroad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Spartacus holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spartacus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkleroad manages to get to full guard.
Spartacus connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thracian Spartacus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spartacus shoots for a double leg takedown but Harkleroad sprawls well. He's pushed Spartacus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spartacus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harkleroad's half guard.
Nice strikes from Spartacus there.
Harkleroad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spartacus drops an elbow to the side of Harkleroad's head.
Harkleroad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harkleroad tries to roll over but Spartacus keeps him under control.
Harkleroad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spartacus lands a nice short elbow.
Harkleroad actively working from the bottom here.
Spartacus drops an elbow to the side of Harkleroad's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spartacus lands a nice short elbow.
Harkleroad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harkleroad.
Spartacus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spartacus landing some decent shots from guard.
Spartacus chips away with some ground and pound.
Spartacus distracts Harkleroad with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Spartacus stands up over Harkleroad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spartacus scoring with some ground and pound.
Spartacus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spartacus landing some decent shots from guard.
Thracian Spartacus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartacus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkleroad wants to stand up but Spartacus is controlling him.
Harkleroad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spartacus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Spartacus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harkleroad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harkleroad is trying to keep Spartacus in close.
Spartacus works over Harkleroad with some ground and pound from guard.
Spartacus lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus scoring with some ground and pound.
Harkleroad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spartacus is pushing down on Harkleroad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harkleroad is fighting to maintain full guard but Spartacus has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spartacus lands a nice short elbow.
Harkleroad tries to roll over but Spartacus keeps him under control.
Harkleroad taking some punishment here, with Spartacus in his half guard.
Spartacus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Spartacus there.
Harkleroad wants to improve his position but Spartacus is controlling well.
Harkleroad taking some punishment here, with Spartacus in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus prevents Harkleroad from improving his position.
Harkleroad has hold of Spartacus's hands but Spartacus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkleroad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harkleroad wants to control but Spartacus is keeping busy.
Harkleroad gets full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spartacus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Spartacus scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkleroad controls Spartacus momentarily but Spartacus frees himself.
Spartacus with a nice head shot there.
Spartacus landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thracian Spartacus clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spartacus looking to score a takedown here. Harkleroad is defending well but Spartacus drives through and ends up in Harkleroad's guard.
Harkleroad has momentary wrist control but Spartacus slips an elbow through the middle.
Spartacus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harkleroad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spartacus has managed to get both his arms back between Harkleroad's legs - danger averted.
Harkleroad trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Spartacus stands up over Harkleroad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harkleroad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spartacus lands a couple of digs.
Spartacus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harkleroad is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spartacus throwing strikes from guard but Harkleroad blocks nicely.
Harkleroad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spartacus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkleroad has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Spartacus has passed into side control.
Spartacus cracks Harkleroad with a big right hand but Harkleroad just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Spartacus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Spartacus lands an elbow.
Harkleroad takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Spartacus grinds an elbow into Harkleroad's temple.
Harkleroad tries to bench press Spartacus off him but Spartacus keeps the position.
Spartacus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Spartacus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spartacus working the head and body with strikes.
Spartacus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus lands some shots froms side control.
Harkleroad is trying to control Spartacus's posture but Spartacus avoids it.
Harkleroad is trying to get back to half guard.
Harkleroad taking a bit of punishment here - Spartacus scoring with strikes.
Spartacus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Spartacus scoring with punches and elbows.
Spartacus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harkleroad can't do much from the bottom here.
Spartacus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harkleroad is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus landing strikes.
Harkleroad struggling a bit here.
Spartacus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Harkleroad to see if he's OK.
Spartacus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harkleroad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spartacus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harkleroad takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Spartacus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harkleroad some visible discomfort.
Harkleroad is trying to control Spartacus's posture but Spartacus avoids it.
Spartacus lands a few punches from side control.
Spartacus trying to control the position but Harkleroad is working away.
Harkleroad wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkleroad is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Harkleroad is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spartacus is controlling him well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harkleroad tries to improve position but can't.
Spartacus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Spartacus working the ground and pound.
Spartacus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkleroad takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harkleroad tries to buck Spartacus off but Spartacus is having none of it.
Harkleroad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thracian Spartacus had his way with Chad Harkleroad in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Spartacus shoots in and drives through. Harkleroad sprawls well.
Thracian Spartacus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkleroad shoots in for a double leg but Spartacus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spartacus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spartacus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harkleroad trying to control here.
Spartacus working over Harkleroad with some ground and pound. Harkleroad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harkleroad wants to improve his position but Spartacus is controlling well.
Spartacus lands strikes from half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Spartacus working Harkleroad over with strikes.
Spartacus prevents Harkleroad from improving his position.
Harkleroad trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spartacus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harkleroad wants to control but Spartacus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Spartacus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harkleroad tries to roll over but Spartacus keeps him under control.
Harkleroad flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Harkleroad on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harkleroad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spartacus is working away from the top position though.
Harkleroad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spartacus connects with a nice short shot to Harkleroad's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkleroad is looking for a sweep. Spartacus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spartacus winds up and cracks Harkleroad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harkleroad trying to hold on to Spartacus's head to control him but Spartacus postures up.
Harkleroad is looking to improve his position.
Spartacus working over Harkleroad with some ground and pound. Harkleroad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harkleroad wants to get back to his feet.
Harkleroad looking for submissions off his back.
Spartacus prevents Harkleroad from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spartacus lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Spartacus.
Harkleroad has hold of Spartacus's hands but Spartacus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spartacus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harkleroad taking some punishment here, with Spartacus in his half guard.
Spartacus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harkleroad can do to turn this around?
Spartacus tries to pass to full mount but Harkleroad defends it.
Harkleroad is trying to control but can't.
Spartacus working the head and body with strikes.
Spartacus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harkleroad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spartacus working Harkleroad over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartacus thows a huge punch but Harkleroad dodges it nicely.
Harkleroad is trying to maintain the position but Spartacus is very close to passing his half guard.
Harkleroad gets back to full guard.
Harkleroad trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartacus won't allow Harkleroad to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thracian Spartacus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spartacus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:47
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thracian Spartacus!
After winning the bout, Thracian Spartacus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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