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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Barlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spartacus Gladiator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spartacus Gladiator has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gary Barlow's chin.
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22
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Barlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spartacus Gladiator!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barlow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gladiator tries to avoid it but Barlow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gladiator to the ground. Gladiator escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gladiator doesn't manage to clinch there - Barlow circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barlow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gladiator is fending him off so far but Barlow persists. Nope, Gladiator circles away and we're back to standing.
Gladiator is looking to clinch but Barlow is avoiding it.
Barlow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gladiator is fending him off so far but Barlow persists. Nope, Gladiator circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Barlow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barlow has a takedown stuffed.
Gladiator has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gladiator scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gladiator.
Gladiator softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barlow jumps guard but Gladiator turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gladiator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barlow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gladiator smiles and moves away.
Gladiator wants to clinch up but Barlow keeps it at a distance.
Barlow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gladiator is fending him off so far but Barlow persists. Nope, Gladiator circles away and we're back to standing.
Barlow is breathing heavily.
Gladiator tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barlow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barlow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gladiator takes the fight into the clinch.
Gladiator lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gladiator softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barlow tries to pull guard but Gladiator holds him up against the cage and eventually Barlow drops back down to his feet.
Gladiator throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barlows head.
Gladiator swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barlow gets control of Gladiator's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barlow will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gladiator throwing strikes from guard but Barlow blocks nicely.
Gladiator must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barlow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gladiator can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gladiator throws a big right hand that misses.
Gladiator in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gladiator throws a big elbow that misses.
Gladiator is in close to Barlow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gladiator is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barlow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gladiator lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gladiator lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gladiator accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barlow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gladiator doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gladiator manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gladiator with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gladiator wants to stand but Barlow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gladiator got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barlow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gladiator has managed to get both his arms back between Barlow's legs - danger averted.
Gladiator stands up over Barlow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barlow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gladiator throwing strikes from guard but Barlow blocks nicely.
Gladiator landing with the ground and pound.
Gladiator scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gladiator in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barlow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gladiator gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gladiator working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barlow working for a triangle but Gladiator defends it easily.
Gladiator wants to pass the guard but Barlow is keeping the position.
Gladiator lands a couple of elbows.
Barlow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gladiator defends it easily.
Gladiator really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barlow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barlow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gladiator doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gladiator manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gladiator wants to pass the guard but Barlow is keeping the position.
Barlow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gladiator throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barlow looking for a guillotine here but Gladiator defends easily.
Barlow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gladiator can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barlow has momentary wrist control but Gladiator slips an elbow through the middle.
Gladiator postures up in Barlow's guard and throws a big left but Barlow blocks it.
Gladiator throws a big right hand that misses.
Gladiator chips away with some ground and pound.
Barlow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gladiator can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gladiator postures up in Barlow's guard and throws a big left but Barlow blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gladiator looking to pass the guard.
Gladiator lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spartacus Gladiator dominated that round.
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.
Gladiator stuffs the takedown attempt from Barlow. Barlow gets slowly back to his feet.
Gladiator tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barlow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gladiator tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barlow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barlow shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gladiator looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barlow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gladiator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barlow fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Barlow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gladiator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barlow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gladiator swivels and escapes.
Gladiator doesn't manage to clinch there - Barlow circles away.
Gladiator wants to clinch.
Gladiator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barlow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gladiator tries to clinch up but Barlow circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barlow tries to keep at a distance but Gladiator has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barlow goes for a takedown attempt but Gladiator pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gladiator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gladiator tries to close the distance and clinch but Barlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barlow swats away the attempt to clinch by Gladiator.
Gladiator displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barlow.
Gladiator tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barlow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barlow keeps the fight on the outside.
Gladiator moves into the clinch.
Barlow wants to take the fight to the mat but Gladiator manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gladiator has a couple of punches blocked by Barlow.
Gladiator swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barlow jumps guard but Gladiator stands there with Barlow around his waist. Barlow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gladiator misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gladiator misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gladiator scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gladiator throws a punch but it's blocked by Barlow.
Gladiator misses with the head strike.
Barlow jumps guard but Gladiator turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barlow blocks an uppercut.
Gladiator working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gladiator.
Gladiator misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gladiator working aggressively here.
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!
Barlow jumps guard but Gladiator stands there with Barlow around his waist. Barlow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gladiator.
Gladiator misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barlow is trying to pull guard but Gladiator has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gladiator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gladiator lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gladiator lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barlow takes a shot to the head.
Barlow jumps guard but Gladiator stands there with Barlow around his waist. Barlow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gladiator has a couple of punches blocked by Barlow.
Barlow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Gladiator.
Barlow is trying to pull guard but Gladiator has him pressed against the cage.
Gladiator lands with a light punch inside.
Barlow is rocked!
Barlow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gladiator prevents it.
Oh Barlow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barlow blocking some punches.
Gladiator throws a head punch that misses.
Gladiator misses with a punch on the inside.
Gladiator throws a head punch that misses.
Gladiator misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barlow blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gladiator fails to land.
Gladiator misses with the head strike.
Barlow seems to have got his legs back now.
Gladiator scores with a shot to the side of Barlow's head.
Gladiator misses with some punches.
Gladiator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barlow tries to pull guard but Gladiator forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gladiator lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gladiator.
Gladiator misses with the head strike.
Gladiator lands a left hand.
Barlow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gladiator has a couple of punches blocked by Barlow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gladiator makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gladiator working aggressively here.
Gladiator misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spartacus Gladiator showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gladiator tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gladiator tries to close the distance and clinch but Barlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barlow shoots in for a takedown but Gladiator shows good takedown defense.
Gladiator keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barlow keeps the fight on the outside.
Gladiator is looking to clinch but Barlow is avoiding it.
Barlow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gladiator as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Barlow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gladiator forces Barlow back against the cage and clinches.
Gladiator swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gladiator lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barlow backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gladiator scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gladiator lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gladiator.
Gladiator working aggressively here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Gladiator on the inside.
Gladiator has a couple of punches blocked by Barlow.
Barlow blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barlow tries to pull guard but Gladiator forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gladiator throws a big uppercut that drops Barlow! More strikes from Gladiator and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barlow lies dazed against the cage as Gladiator celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spartacus Gladiator!
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