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Gladiators ready! Bradley and Barney Walsh and the roar of the arena welcome back four more Contenders as they prepare once again to take on the mighty Gladiators in the second quarter-final. Over five brutal events and the punishing Eliminator, only the best will make it to the next stage. Who can dig deep enough to get past the dreaded Travelator and bag themselves a place in the semi-finals? In this contest, Giant climbs back onto Everest, Sabre defends her territory on the Edge, and Apollo launches a rocket in the Gauntlet.
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00:03Sheffield, the City of Steel!
00:06This is the quarter-finals of Gladiators!
00:12Make some noise for your hosts, Bradley and Barney Walsh!
00:23Hello, Sheffield!
00:28It is the second of our quarter-final showdowns.
00:32Yes, it's truly squeaky bum time. Sorry about that.
00:35No, I meant everyone's getting nervous.
00:38Yeah, that's what I meant.
00:41Tonight's female quarter-finalists, it's Helena and Millie!
00:44Getty!
00:54Across five epic heats, six female contenders were pushed to their limits
00:59for a place in these quarter-finals.
01:01Tonight, it's the turn of Helena and Millie to take on not only the Gladiators,
01:05but also each other to earn their spot in the semis.
01:09And first up, it's the baker from Dudley who cooked up a storm in the heat.
01:14Her recipe for success? Pure determination.
01:18Helena rose to the occasion on the wall, leaving Comet crumbling
01:22and earning herself a sweet ten points.
01:24How does it feel to be at the top?
01:26Oh, I got it! On top of the world, baby!
01:29Heading into the Eliminator with a disadvantage,
01:31Helena proves she's more than just a baking powerhouse.
01:34Her toughness and tenacity booked her a place in these quarter-finals.
01:40Helena's opponent tonight is firefighter Millie,
01:43who's used to keeping her cool under pressure.
01:45She lit up the Unleashed track, giving Diamond the slip to earn full marks.
01:50Is that scary, not seeing who's coming out the smoke?
01:53Petrifying!
01:55After a narrow defeat in the Eliminator,
01:57Millie qualified for the quarters as one of the fastest runners-up.
02:01Millie, you absolutely gave it everything up there.
02:05It's headstrong Helena versus mighty Millie for a place in the semis.
02:12So lovely to see you again, Helena.
02:15Let's talk about the Eliminator.
02:16Now, you had a time deficit on the Eliminator,
02:19but you still won. What about that?
02:21Yeah, just incredible, incredible fun.
02:23Travelator at the end, obviously, did fall a couple of times,
02:26but it just obviously takes your legs from beneath you.
02:30So, yeah, just keep the back back, as I say,
02:33and just, like, get the legs pumping as fast as you can
02:36and hopefully get to the top.
02:37Having been through the heats down the quarters,
02:39is there a gladiator that you would like to take on?
02:42Dynamite, you know, pocket rocket.
02:44I'm ready, I'm here.
02:45So, if you want to bring another pocket rocket out.
02:47Well, put your hands together.
02:49That's Helena, everyone!
02:52Millie, welcome back to the show.
02:54Let's talk about your heat.
02:55Unleash against Diamond, a great ten-pointer.
02:58I love running, I love sprinting,
03:00but one fast movement can cost you the race,
03:02and that's unfortunately what happened for Diamond,
03:04but it's great for me.
03:06Let's talk about the Eliminator.
03:07Obviously, it didn't go your way,
03:09but can you get the Eliminator right tonight?
03:11So, thank you for rubbing that in.
03:14Sorry!
03:15But, yeah, I'm just going to tweak a few things
03:17and hopefully, yeah, there won't be any issues,
03:20but you never know until you're in it.
03:22Well, look, we wish you all the very best.
03:23That's Helena and Millie!
03:26It's time for these contenders to be pushed to their limits
03:29in their first event, Everest.
03:33A new event featuring the highest free-fall ever on Gladiators.
03:39Contender and Gladiator must push a 220-kilogram sliding wall
03:44across a 10-metre platform,
03:47each trying to shove their opponent over the edge
03:49into a chilling 16-foot drop.
03:54When the siren sounds, the platform tilts,
03:57first giving the contender the advantage
03:58before shifting in favour of the Gladiator.
04:03Who will conquer the summit?
04:05And who will face the terrifying plummet?
04:08It's time to push it!
04:10Push it real good!
04:13Facing the mighty Everest for the very first time is Helena.
04:17But which Gladiator will she be up against?
04:22It is...
04:25Sabre!
04:27How do you feel about Sabre?
04:29Yeah, we'll have a go, we'll have a look!
04:31All right, now it's also your first time on this event, Millie.
04:34Let's find out who you will be playing.
04:41Oh!
04:42Oh!
04:45She's terrifying.
04:46I know!
04:47Yes, that says it all.
04:50Without further ado, let's play Everest!
04:54First up facing Helena is Sabre.
04:57Never mind a Daenonicus, Sabre reminds me of a Velociraptor.
05:01Fast, cunning and deadly.
05:05Speaking of dinosaurs, over to Mark Klattenberg,
05:09who's joined this evening as ever by Lee Phillips and Sonya McLomer.
05:14Contender and Gladiator, step forward!
05:23It appears anything the Gladiator can do, this contender can do better.
05:27Let's see, shall we?
05:29Take your positions!
05:35Contender, ready!
05:41Gladiator, ready!
05:44Three, two, one!
05:47The charge to the wall sees Sabre get there first, and she's straight down to business.
05:54She's putting everything she's got into that wall, trying to push Helena back.
05:59This is Sabre's first time playing Everest.
06:01It looks as though she was born to be up there.
06:03She will be mindful of the fact that the tilt's coming, though.
06:07And when the tilt comes in the contender's favour, it means the Gladiator is surely only going to go one
06:14way.
06:15Sabre desperately digging her claws in.
06:18Helena's helmet's nearly coming off, she's pushing so hard.
06:21Sabre's slipping.
06:22She is going backwards, but Helena might run out of time here.
06:26Because any moment now, it's going to tilt the other way.
06:29That platform, here it comes!
06:31And now it's advantage Sabre!
06:34Oh, Helena has a wry smile on her face!
06:36It's as though she knows what's coming!
06:38And boy, is it coming!
06:41Down goes Helena, shoved up the mountain!
06:50To me, to you!
06:52That Everest went back and forth more times than a ladder in an episode of Chuckle Brothers.
06:56Ask your parents if it's...
06:59Your tilt came along, did you think at that time?
07:02Hello, I've got her here.
07:04Yeah, I was like, I just need to keep, go, go, go, go, go.
07:06But yeah, the legs, I think the legs just gave out a little bit.
07:09But she's a powerhouse.
07:11Love your energy.
07:12I think you've been a great contender.
07:14But when my name came out of the hat and you celebrated, it was so on.
07:20Brilliantly surviving the tilt, the fantastic Sabre!
07:28Next, hoping her first time on Everest will be a success.
07:31It's Millie!
07:34And she's hoping to topple Cyclone!
07:42You should never climb mountains in bad weather.
07:45And Cyclone's the worst weather you could come up against.
07:48Good luck, Millie.
07:49Hope you brought your brolly.
07:54Contender and gladiator, step forward!
08:02Oh, that's nice.
08:04Away from Cyclone!
08:06Okay, now it's just scary.
08:09Take your positions!
08:15Contender, ready!
08:20Gladiator, ready!
08:253, 2, 1!
08:30Cyclone breezes in!
08:32No contender has ever got to the first tilt against her!
08:36Millie is doing her best to show some resistance against the one gladiator she never wanted to face!
08:42On the plus side, it doesn't look as though she's going to face her for long!
08:46We won't be seeing a tilt there either!
08:49Cyclone gets it done again and remains unbeaten on Everest!
08:57There was one brief moment when Millie managed to put the brakes on!
09:02I thought she had this!
09:03Silly me!
09:04Not a chance!
09:05Not against Cyclone!
09:07Oh, Millie!
09:08It was just about to tilt!
09:10Well, I lasted nearly 20 seconds!
09:12Happy days!
09:13She is undefeated in this event!
09:15Yeah, I'm not surprised!
09:17Cyclone, over to you!
09:18I want to make the arena promise!
09:22You will never get a tilt from Cyclone!
09:30Does Cyclone ever leave without storming off?
09:34I guess it's just nature!
09:36The female contenders failed to get going after that first event, both on zero!
09:42Okay, time to meet our male quarter-finalists!
09:45Please welcome back Moe and Sean!
09:59Six male contenders brought their A-game in the heat, battling it out for a place in the quarter-finals!
10:05Tonight, Moe and Sean will go up against the Gladiators and then each other in the Eliminator, hoping they can
10:11burst through that finish line and into the semis!
10:15In the heat, 20-year-old aerospace degree apprentice Sean blasted up the wall and left Nitro grasping at air!
10:22He's been working hard today! Look at this!
10:25On Hang Tough against Steel, he showcased his strength for five points!
10:30I went in there with the mindset of what I need to do, and I did exactly that!
10:33In the Eliminator, Sean crashed out, but he has won another chance as one of the fastest runners-up!
10:42Sean takes on construction foreman Moe!
10:46In the heat, he showcased his speed and spry wit!
10:49I looked back once and I saw a big tall figure and I thought, oh no!
10:54Before steamrolling through Gauntlet to claim maximum points!
10:57It was brilliant, physical and just my attributes!
11:01After a nail-biting Eliminator and three tries on the legendary Travelator, he cemented his place in the quarter-finals!
11:09It's the Welsh Dragon versus the English Lion!
11:12Who will roar through to the semis?
11:16Welcome back, Moe!
11:17Now let's talk about your heat!
11:19You played the dream team in Gauntlet and you absolutely threw them!
11:23That must build confidence!
11:24Well, it appeared to be the dream team, but it was quite relatively easy!
11:29Oh, Moe!
11:30I see what you're doing there, mate!
11:32Who do you want to take on out of all the Glads tonight in the quarters?
11:35I'd like to face Viper because I haven't had the opportunity to face him and I think he'd be quite
11:40easy for me!
11:41Oh!
11:43Viper, are you listening back there?
11:45Hang on!
11:46I can hear him growling!
11:48Good for you!
11:49Put your hands together!
11:49That is Moe, everyone!
11:53Sean, welcome back to the show!
11:55For the people that missed you last time, this is a classic Gladiators outfit, is it not?
11:59It's actually a 90s Gladiators tracksuit that my dad wore when he competed in 95!
12:05His nickname on the show was the Flying Scotsman, was it not?
12:08Yeah, that's correct!
12:09He loves that nickname and I've actually given myself a nickname, which is Seanado!
12:13So I want you all screaming that tonight!
12:15The Seanado, guys!
12:18We wish you very best of luck!
12:20That's Moe and Sean!
12:23Now we've met our male contenders, it's time for them to take on...
12:27Everest!
12:30Facing the mighty Everest for the first time is Moe!
12:34But which Gladiator will you be up against?
12:41And it's Steel!
12:43I mean, you don't look so upset about that, do you?
12:45Well, it should be interesting.
12:46I think it's a good, it's gonna be a good battle.
12:48Okay, Sean, let's find out who you'll be facing.
12:58Giants!
12:59Oh, you're gonna be up against Giants, Sean!
13:02How do you feel about that?
13:03Hey, look, I'm gonna give it my all, as I always do, and smash it, so let's see what we
13:07bring.
13:08I love the confidence.
13:10Well, look, we wish you both the very best of luck.
13:12Without further ado, it's time to play Everest!
13:17Moe is up first, facing Steel, a Gladiator with the strength to move mountains,
13:23or in this case, move Moe off a mountain.
13:29Contender and Gladiator, step forward!
13:36No more, Mr. Nice Guy!
13:40Steel took the words right out of my mouth.
13:43Moe doesn't seem faced.
13:45Take your positions!
13:51Contender, ready!
13:56Gladiator, ready!
14:02Three, two, one!
14:05Steel starts with typical determination, slamming into that screen.
14:10Moe didn't take on Everest in the heat.
14:12It doesn't look as though Everest is gonna last long in the quarterfinals for him.
14:17Down goes Moe.
14:19Steel determined to play a starring role from the start tonight.
14:25And he's right to be one happy Gladiator.
14:28He got the contender down in just 10 seconds.
14:31The fastest time by a male Gladiator on Everest.
14:35I gotta say, hardly worth getting up there, mate.
14:39Well...
14:39No points, better luck next time, Moe.
14:42That is Moe!
14:42And of course, the brilliant Steel, everyone!
14:48OK, now, here's the match we want.
14:52It's Sean, everybody!
14:57He is facing Giant!
15:00Woo!
15:00I hate Giant!
15:02In the heat, Giant's backside struck Sean from the collision bridge.
15:07And now Sean wants revenge against this Gladiator and his Gluteus Maximus.
15:15Contender and Gladiator!
15:16Step forward!
15:21Right, Sean!
15:22Time to fly!
15:24Let's go!
15:25It's the only way you're going!
15:28Take your positions!
15:30Be ready!
15:33Contender, ready!
15:38Gladiator, ready!
15:43Three, two, one!
15:47To give you an idea of what Sean is up against, Giant weighs 130 kilos.
15:54So Sean absolutely must dig in and make the most of the tilt going in his favour, if and when
16:01it comes.
16:03Really good resistance being shown by Sean so far.
16:06In the heat, he struggled to move Hannah when this happened.
16:10How's he gonna do against Giant? He's doing very well indeed!
16:13He's got Giant budging backwards!
16:16Look at the effort that Sean's putting in!
16:19Look at the effort that Giant's putting in!
16:21Can Sean get the job finished?
16:24Giant digs in!
16:26And now the tables will turn with the tilt the other way!
16:31There is now a combined 350 kilos pressing against Sean!
16:37He never stood a chance!
16:45A repeat of Sean's heat against Hammer!
16:48He was doing superbly!
16:50All the way from kickoff through to the point!
16:53He was kicked off!
16:55They look putting me up against the big dogs, don't they?
16:58A serious, serious contender!
17:00Don't that look for you?
17:01Because he looks like he's got young puppy dog energy!
17:04Well there, he showed me that great determination!
17:06Well done there!
17:10Looks like this is going to be one tough quarter-final!
17:14The gladiators are on point!
17:16It's no score for the male contenders either!
17:20Right, next up is one of my absolute favourites!
17:24Thanks Brad, that means a lot!
17:25And look, you're not wrong!
17:26Everyone knows, even with one arm, I'm still easily the best thing about this show!
17:30I was talking about the next event, if you don't mind!
17:33I'm sure you were mate!
17:34Legend, legend!
17:35Do you mind?
17:36We're trying to get on with the show!
17:37I am the show!
17:38Stop talking!
17:39It's time for the next event!
17:41In a short!
17:45Unleashed!
17:47In position on the track for the female contenders, it's Halena!
17:55Contender, you will go on my whistle!
17:58And then the gladiator will be unleashed!
18:02Contender, ready!
18:08Helena is up and running!
18:11Who's it going to be?
18:13It's Electro sparking out of the start!
18:16Helena's still got a decent bit of distance between her and the gladiator!
18:20But here comes the wall!
18:22And the wall has seen her fall!
18:24It's an easy tag for Electro!
18:27She swaggers away!
18:30Helena's been unclocked!
18:32Thumbs down!
18:34Lights out!
18:39Another high voltage performance from one of our fastest gladiators!
18:43Electro strikes again!
18:47Got to come to the runner in the gladiators!
18:50I mean, rapid is the word!
18:52You were quickly gaining on her, I've got to say!
18:55I knew that I was getting close to her, but obviously she fell over!
18:57Had to get the tag!
18:58Thank you, Cupcake!
18:59Let's go!
19:00Thank you, Cupcake!
19:02Sadly, no points to Cupcake!
19:05But good luck in the next one!
19:07And that's Helena and the brilliant Electro!
19:13Next on the track, with no idea which gladiator she's up against!
19:18It's Millie!
19:24Contender, you will go on my whistle!
19:27And then the gladiator will be unleashed!
19:30Contender, ready!
19:37Away goes Millie and she loves this event!
19:39After her maximum points from it in the heat!
19:42Fire is in hot pursuit!
19:44And she'll be trying to make Millie soon feel the heat down the back of her neck!
19:49She's getting closer all the time!
19:50And the wall has claimed another victim!
19:55We've said it many times, but in any event, if you play with fire, you're gonna get burnt!
20:04So first Helena hit the wall, and now Millie's been mangled by it too!
20:09Looks like our firefighter just couldn't stand the heat!
20:14I don't really know what happened there, but once I fell over, I thought, great, game over!
20:20Fire, this is one of your games for sure, I mean, you've captured many a contender!
20:24First of all, Millie, I've been waiting for you!
20:28It is my every day that I get to go up against a real-life firefighter everybody!
20:34But, babe, you've never seen a blaze like this!
20:37That is Millie! And of course, Fire!
20:40After another great job from our gladiators, and help from the wall,
20:44Helena and Millie have yet to pick up any points!
20:49Taking to the track now, it's Sean!
20:57Contender, you will go on my whistle, and then the gladiator will be unleashed!
21:03Contender, ready!
21:08Can Sean go as fast as his dad used to?
21:11Murray was known as the Flying Scotsman when he was a gladiator's semi-finalist 30 years ago,
21:16but chasing after Sean, it's the Haring Hammer!
21:20Sean stumbles through the wall, nearly lost his balance, glanced behind to see that Hammer isn't catching him yet!
21:26But he might do now! Another stubble from Sean!
21:30Hammer backs the tag! The Shornado, blown out!
21:39So unlucky, Sean, but it was a moment of unsteadiness on the steps that meant he took a hammering!
21:49I didn't even notice Hammer until the very last segment, I saw his hair going,
21:53and I turned around and thought, ah, it's round two, but he got me again, fair enough!
21:57He's a great guy, and his dad should be so proud of him!
22:00Amazing! Honestly, amazing!
22:03Zero points, unfortunately, but better luck next time!
22:05That is Sean and Hammer!
22:11Ready to run on the track! It's Mo!
22:20Contender, you will go on my whistle!
22:22And then the gladiator will be unleashed!
22:26Contender, ready!
22:33Off goes Mo!
22:34Who will it be chasing after him? Oh dear!
22:37It's Nitro! It's the king of the sprints!
22:40The emperor of Unleashed!
22:42Mo looks worried already, and with good reason!
22:45Because Nitro is so fast, it's already over!
22:49Mo, driven round the bend!
22:52And you know what a Nitro victory means?
22:55A Nitro victory dance!
22:59He's still going, he won't stop, let's leave him to it!
23:06As in the heat, so in the quarters, the wall was a big problem for Mo, but you have to
23:12smile watching Nitro properly unleash!
23:17At what point on the track did you know he was so close behind you? Could you feel him?
23:21When I hit through the blocks, I looked back slightly, and I could just see his shadow!
23:25He threw me off!
23:26Fake looking back! Are you happy with your performance there?
23:28I am absolutely buzzing with my performance!
23:31I'm here for a party, so guy, let's have a good time!
23:34Let's do it!
23:34And I wish you the best of luck, let's go!
23:37It's here for Mo, come on!
23:38We're going, and it's Nitro and Mo!
23:45Well the scores are still very simple to add up, for Sean and Mo, it's still a no, they're on
23:51zero!
23:54Our next event was first played over 2,000 years ago in the amphitheatres of ancient Rome!
24:02No it wasn't!
24:03Yes it was, and it's Latin name is goodus luckus hurtius lotus!
24:07That's not true either, it's called gauntlet!
24:10Gauntletus!
24:15Facing the gauntlet for the female contenders, it's Helena!
24:21And she is taking on...
24:25Cyclone!
24:26Electro!
24:28Dynamite!
24:29Comet!
24:30And Fire!
24:42Dynamite's got quite the unique shoe ritual, but it works!
24:45She never puts a foot wrong!
24:47Especially when it comes to gauntlet!
24:50Finally, after three series, here's a fact I can relate to!
24:54This gladiator hates putting out the bins!
24:57Don't we all Comet?
24:58Don't we all?
25:01Contender!
25:02Ready!
25:06Gladiators!
25:08Ready!
25:11Three!
25:12Two!
25:13One!
25:14Best of luck to Helena!
25:16Five gladiators to get through!
25:1720 seconds to do it in!
25:19She's just managed to get through Comet, but Fire has got her in her claws!
25:24Into Zone 3 after a command of release from Mark Klatenberg!
25:29And another one to take her into Zone 4!
25:32Where she's faced by Electro, and Time and the gladiator are both against her!
25:38That's where it ends!
25:42Helena rattled and rolled her way through as best she could, but was then left static by Electro!
25:50You got trapped for a little bit!
25:51What do you even call those fire?
25:53Claws!
25:53We'll get our claws out for you, babes!
25:55Yeah!
25:55Just want a little cuddle!
25:56Yeah!
25:57Onwards and upwards, that is Helena and of course our gladiators!
26:04Next up to run the gauntlet, it's Millie!
26:12Contender, ready!
26:17Gladiators, ready!
26:21Three, two, one!
26:25Millie's turn to run the gauntlet!
26:27A determined step towards her comes from Comet, and she penned Millie in for a moment there!
26:32Oh, Millie wraps her arms around fire!
26:34A strong command of release from Mark, aimed at Contender and gladiator alike!
26:40Now it's Electro!
26:42Are they squeals of excitement or agony from Millie?
26:45It's hard to tell on gladiators!
26:47What we can tell is that she's got herself eight points!
26:51Well, Millie gave as good as she got, but with neither contender managing to score maximum points,
26:57I'd say that's a win for the gladiators!
27:01You took a complete whack-off Comet very early, sort of set you back a bit!
27:05Yeah, she went in!
27:06Yeah!
27:07You went in!
27:08Millie eight points and the gladiators!
27:16After three events, Helena and Millie are finally on the scoreboard.
27:20Millie's in the lead with eight, Helena on six.
27:24Now for the male contenders.
27:26First up it's Mo, and he's facing the power of Apollo, Hammer, Phantom, Viper and Nitro!
27:36Apollo can jump three metres from a standing position, and those powerful legs make the perfect foundation for defending the
27:44gauntlet.
27:47Phantom's favourite film is of course Ghostbusters. He finds it dead funny.
27:51But there's nothing fun about having to face this gladiator.
27:56Despite being our resident bad boy, Viper's never actually been disqualified from gauntlet.
28:02Come on Viper, must do worse!
28:03Not that I'd say that to his face.
28:08Contender!
28:10Ready!
28:14Gladiators!
28:16Ready!
28:19Three!
28:20Two!
28:21One!
28:23Can Mo display his steamrolling abilities again?
28:26Well he's making a good go of it, look at this!
28:29He's into zone three!
28:30No, he does zone four already!
28:32Now for Phantom!
28:34He can't get through, now he has, he's wriggled into zone five!
28:37And Apollo has chucked him out of the gauntlet entirely!
28:42You can hear what the arena thinks about that.
28:45I wonder what Mark Klanberg's got to say about it.
28:47Apollo, you deliberately took Mo out of the gauntlet and that is against the rules.
28:55Therefore, Apollo, I'm disqualifying you and therefore giving Mo 10 points!
29:02Good decision Mark!
29:05I never used to say that!
29:08Well Mo was having a terrific run!
29:11His speed and agility got him to zone four in just 14 seconds!
29:15But when Apollo said we have lift off, he had a problem!
29:19Apollo, do you agree with that disqualification?
29:22Look, absolutely not!
29:23You don't want to put Apollo in the fifth spot to play chess with a guy!
29:27I'm coming to knock, block, rock the socks off of anybody!
29:29You just got a taste of that!
29:30Come on!
29:31For now, 10 points to Mo!
29:37Running the gauntlet for the very first time!
29:40It's Sean!
29:45Contender!
29:46Ready!
29:52Gladiators!
29:53What's this?
29:56What did Hammer do to rattle Viper's cage?
29:59Whoa!
29:59Whoa!
30:02Sorry!
30:03Sorry!
30:04Nitro should be renamed as Snape Charmer!
30:06He's the only one who can calm the grunt gladiator down!
30:09Viper!
30:10If you don't behave, I'll send yous off!
30:13Well done again Mark!
30:14It looks like Nitro's put himself between Hammer and Viper for the game!
30:19I'd rather him than me!
30:20Contender!
30:21Ready!
30:25Gladiators!
30:26Ready!
30:29Three!
30:30Two!
30:31One!
30:32Away goes Sean, now that order has been kind of restored!
30:36But it looks like more mayhem in the gauntlet to me!
30:39Sean has managed to see off Nitro and Hammer!
30:43And then he takes a bit of a blow there from Phantom!
30:46This is Sean's first time in the gauntlet, and he's making it a memorable one too!
30:51Can he get there?
30:52Over the line for maximum points!
30:54No!
30:55The Claxton's beaten him!
30:57So the Shornado scores eight points!
31:00Uh-oh!
31:01Vex Viper!
31:03Mark's on fire!
31:05Viper's on the naughty step!
31:06Two!
31:08Well there it is!
31:10This was the Shornado we've been waiting for!
31:15Vyper needs some more practice I think, because I got past him pretty quick!
31:19More importantly, eight points to Sean!
31:25So after three events, the male contenders finally have some points as well!
31:30Mo's got ten of them!
31:31Sean's got eight!
31:33And next event is one of my favourites!
31:36It's Jewel!
31:36The goal!
31:37Don't fall off and don't get whacked!
31:39Simple!
31:39Easy for you to say!
31:40You won't be the one getting buttered!
31:42That's why it's one of my favourites!
31:43It's Jewel!
31:46Jewel!
31:49Hoping to earn some precious points tonight on the podium, it's Helena!
31:56And this time she's up against Comet!
32:02And this time she's up against Comet!
32:06Helena's gym background gives her the power!
32:08But Comet's got incredible balance and coordination!
32:11Thanks to her gymnastics!
32:13This is going to be one epic encounter!
32:17Contender!
32:19Ready!
32:24Gladiator!
32:26Ready!
32:29En garde!
32:38Three!
32:39Two!
32:41One!
32:42Well, Helena failed to score last time she played Jewel!
32:45But it is only Comet's second time on the Jewel podium this series!
32:49Not that she looks rusty!
32:51She's setting about the contender with real spirit here!
32:55But a good display from Helena Sofa!
32:57Oh, she's got to keep a balance!
32:59She nearly fell of her own accord!
33:01It's a good recovery from Helena!
33:03She nearly went again!
33:05But look at the clock!
33:07She's not got much time left to stay up there!
33:09Comet tries a different approach!
33:11But Helena is going to stay on the podium despite the last bash to the head from Comet!
33:17But she gets five points!
33:19Brilliant stuff!
33:22Well, Helena is one tough cookie!
33:24That jewel was the best thing since sliced bread!
33:29How are you feeling?
33:31A little bit bashed around, but I quite enjoyed it actually!
33:34At one point I was doing some sort of 360 backflip, somersault twist and still stayed on!
33:38Well, in actual fact she was facing that way, entirely the wrong way, and stayed up as brilliant!
33:43That's Helena and Comet!
33:45Five points for Helena!
33:50Next up on the Jewel podium for the female contenders, it's Millie!
33:59And she is up against Dynamite!
34:09Contender!
34:11Ready!
34:15Gladiator!
34:17Ready!
34:21En garde!
34:30Three!
34:31Two!
34:32One!
34:33So it's undefeated Dynamite on Jewel!
34:36Taking on mighty Millie!
34:38Who nearly toppled!
34:40And she's back up, right, to try and land a few tame sort of jabs at Dynamite that were easily
34:45resisted!
34:46Oh! This is a jewel all right!
34:48Dynamite's not making any real progress!
34:50Millie looks to have a firm stable platform!
34:53Oh, Rock back a little there though!
34:55Dynamites having to push!
34:56Oh! Dynamite went forward!
34:58But she didn't put her hands down on the platform!
35:00That's okay, and it's more than okay for Millie because time is up and she too has got herself five
35:07points. Well done
35:11Well nothing dynamite through at her seemed to rock hot shot Millie at all she looks solid up there for
35:18every millisecond
35:21Tonight you got the five points
35:24I'm so happy dynamite was so so strong some of them headshot sent me waffi
35:35That was actually really annoying if they're solid we're always that as such a disadvantage
35:43There's only so much we can do. I'm just writing a list of things that weren't well out there. Okay
35:48So what's over?
35:51What legend offers his own unique encouragement? Let's have a look at the scores Millie's now on 13 Helen is
35:58on 11
36:00Next on duel is Sean
36:06He's up against phantom
36:08The win is time to kill
36:16Contender, ready
36:23Gladiator, ready
36:27En garde
36:363
36:372
36:371
36:38Here we go
36:40One hit from phantom
36:41And that's all it's taken
36:44Goodness me
36:45Have we ever seen a duel as fast as that?
36:50Well surprisingly that's not the quickest a contender has been taken down, but it's certainly up there
36:55Unlike Sean, who's down there
37:00It's one of those things like it just off balance from the start and yeah, it is what it is
37:05one of those things
37:06He was one of the only people who can stand up there and give me the eye without being fazed
37:12And one of the things I have to ask you was was you afraid?
37:15Even the sliders
37:17No, to be fair like I've experienced this enough now, especially with the everest and things
37:21You're a big guy and I knew you'd come with a big hit
37:24Big thanks to of course phantom sadly no points for Sean
37:34Playing duel for the male contenders. It's Mo
37:40And he is facing the might of giants
37:52Contender ready
37:57Gladiator ready
38:02On God
38:04Oh
38:05Oh
38:05Oh
38:05Oh
38:06Oh
38:07Oh
38:113, 2, 1
38:15Let's see how motivated our contender is here
38:18Swinging furiously at Giant
38:21He might not be making much of an impression
38:23But he's letting the gladiator know that he's in a real contest
38:27And Giant is going to have to get to work
38:30Mo's jab, oh it's put himself off balance
38:33And down he goes
38:34It's a win for Giant
38:37But it wasn't a routine clobbering
38:43He was taking plenty of hits
38:45But Giant stood tall
38:47Which meant the foreman became the fall guy
38:52I know you got knocked down
38:53But you didn't half put out a great performance there
38:55I did wobble him
38:56I almost got him
38:57Almost
38:58That's Giant
38:59And Mo
39:02So after 4 events
39:04The scores remain the same here
39:05Mo still leads with 10
39:07Sean's on 8
39:09Hey, what?
39:11Imagine being chased by a gladiator 30 foot up in the air
39:13Honestly I'd love to Barnes
39:15But do you know what?
39:16I've got a note from the doctor saying
39:18I'm allergic to gravity
39:19Otherwise I'll be straight up there mate
39:20Bradley is allergic to gravity
39:22Signed Bradley's doctor
39:24That's in your handwriting
39:25Never mind that
39:26Here is the edge
39:29Edge
39:32Contender and gladiator are about to face off
39:35On this formidable steel structure
39:37Suspended 30 feet above the arena floor
39:40One slip up
39:41One wrong move
39:42And it's a devastating drop down to defeat
39:45Can they conquer it
39:46Or will they be cast
39:48Off the edge
39:51First up for the female contenders
39:54Because it's her first time on the edge
39:56It's Helena
40:00And she is dodging dynamite
40:09Contender ready
40:16Gladiator ready
40:21Three
40:22Two
40:23One
40:25This is a new experience for Helena
40:27She didn't take on the edge in the heat
40:29Now she's up there taking on dynamite
40:32Who's taken up a good position
40:34But good dodging by Helena too
40:36And she skips across
40:38Four two points
40:39A little bit of dancing up there from the contender
40:42She's really finding her feet now
40:44And now senses there's a gap
40:46She goes for it
40:47She gets it
40:48She's on to four
40:49And if our gladiator would forgive me
40:52It's the contender putting in a dynamite performance
40:55Dynamite herself
40:56Hasn't really been able to get anywhere near
40:59And she's been given the slip again
41:01This is brilliant from Helena
41:03Twenty seconds still remaining
41:06She could make two more crossings
41:08And get a maximum of ten
41:10Dynamite now engages though
41:12Dynamite now gets to grips with Helena
41:14And they both take the plunge
41:24Helena was flying until dynamite seized her one and only chance
41:29As Helena might think herself
41:31That's the way the cookie crumbles
41:35You're quite nimble up there
41:36But you're also quite tentative
41:38If you don't mind me saying
41:39Like wasn't sure which way to go
41:40Yeah honestly
41:41My legs after a bit
41:42They were kind of just
41:43Not working with my brain
41:44But yeah
41:45I mean I got a few extra points on the board
41:47That's the main thing
41:48Helena's great
41:49She's everything you want in a contender
41:51She's brave
41:52Strong
41:52And falls off the edge
41:54That is six points Helena
41:57Thank you to Helena
41:58And our gladiator dynamite
42:02Next it's her first time on the edge
42:05It's Millie
42:09And she is up against
42:11Sabre
42:16Contender ready
42:22Gladiator ready
42:27Three
42:28Two
42:30One
42:32Millie sets off down the side
42:34And leaps across to get her first two points
42:36I don't know why I sound surprised
42:38At how adept she seems at this
42:40A firefighter from Cleethorpes
42:42If anybody's made to be at home at a height
42:45It's Millie
42:46Completely ignoring Sabre's attempt to
42:49Rattle and roll her from the edge
42:51She's not looking at the gladiator at all
42:55Just leaping around like a gazelle up there
42:58I suppose that carries a warning in itself
43:01Because Sabre cats are probably quite good at hunting gazelles
43:05And Millie being made to think about a different strategy
43:08Sabre is engaged now
43:10Oh but she missed her
43:11And Millie does get through to get another two points on the board
43:15Onto six
43:16And time still remains
43:18She could get a maximum here you know
43:20Sabre tells her to go to the side
43:22And that's where she went
43:24There's her first mistake
43:26Down, down, down
43:34Well perhaps this was part of the Sabre plan all along
43:38You go that way
43:39You go that way
43:40I'm going too
43:41Meow
43:45I'm used to heights being a firefighter
43:47How nerve-wracking is it?
43:49I'm used to heights but I'm not used to just falling off an edge
43:52So that's the thing for me
43:53It's the falling but yeah I just clung on to her
43:55Absolutely
43:56Six points Millie
43:58Well played
43:59Millie and Sabre
44:03I think it's fair to say that these two have been equally matched all evening
44:07So the eliminator later on is going to be very interesting
44:10Helena finishes on 17
44:12Millie 19
44:15On the edge for the male contenders for the very first time
44:19It's Mo
44:23And he's hoping to avoid Apollo
44:32Contender ready
44:37Gladiator ready
44:41Three
44:42Two
44:43One
44:44So Mo from Swansea facing Apollo from well the far edge of the universe
44:50Oh and Mo was nearly sent crashing over the edge there
44:53It's a brilliant recovery from our contender
44:56Now he gets himself set to go again
44:58Apollo on guard
45:00Mo treading carefully
45:03You don't often see a construction foreman up there on the scaffold
45:06At least he's got his hard hat on
45:08Oh and it's intensifying now
45:10Apollo gets him
45:12Oh Apollo's lost him
45:13And it's the gladiator who goes through the gap and down into the net
45:19Which leaves Mo free to cross and cross and cross again
45:24As long as he doesn't lose his footing
45:26Mo has a free pass through to the maximum 10 points here
45:31And that would mean that he opens up a really big lead
45:35And ramps up the pressure on Sean
45:38Who's awaiting his turn to go
45:40Still Mo makes absolutely sure
45:43But he's there
45:44He's home and dry
45:46It's another Mo maximum
45:48And even Marv gets a coach
45:54Maximum points again for Mo
45:56He's got every right to celebrate
46:00That was fantastic
46:02I mean how do you feel about that first off
46:04I am thrilled
46:05Absolutely thrilled
46:07I've never seen anyone
46:09Complete an event
46:10And then going straight away
46:11And hug the referee
46:13I was ecstatic
46:15Yeah look
46:16All I can say is congratulations
46:17I'm the big man in the sky up there
46:19But look guys
46:20Win lose or draw
46:21I'll always make it look good
46:22I've got a little bit of life advice for you
46:24Catch a lot of flies with honey
46:27But you catch my honeys
46:28By being fly
46:33That's a pun out of everybody
46:34Because that's a massive 10 points to Mo
46:38Thank you to Mo and Apollo
46:41Next on the edge for the first time
46:43It's Sean
46:47And he is up against
46:49Steel
46:53It was Steel
46:55It was Steel against Sean
46:55On Hang Tough in the heat
46:57And Sean refused to drop
46:59It was an epic battle
47:00So get yourselves ready
47:02Because this rematch
47:03Will have you
47:04On the edge
47:07Contender
47:07Ready
47:12Gladiator
47:13Ready
47:14Let's go
47:17Three
47:18Two
47:19One
47:21Sean will know
47:22But after Mo
47:23He's got to go
47:24Can he match his opponent's maximum points
47:28Well he's on to four already
47:29And there doesn't seem to be much
47:31That Steel can do about it
47:32Oh he doesn't have to
47:34Sean has fallen
47:36All by himself
47:48Sean's dive at Steel
47:49Looked as though he was saying
47:51Save me
47:51And Steel seemed to think about it
47:53Maybe next time
47:55Maybe not
47:58I was keeping an eye on Steel
47:59I know he likes to pounce
48:00So I was hoping that he pounced
48:02And I'd be able to step out of the way
48:03But when there's huge gaps in between
48:05Up there
48:06It's really
48:06It's a tough one
48:08Yeah what I love about Seanado
48:10He puts in his homework
48:11He's got me in hang tough
48:13Oh hey
48:13I've got him in the edge
48:14It's one all
48:15Hopefully if you go through
48:17We'll find out the decider
48:18Oh yes
48:19The trilogy continues
48:20Four points though to Sean everyone
48:23That is Sean
48:24And Steel
48:27So after five events
48:29Mo extends his lead
48:30He's on 20
48:31Sean finishes on 12
48:33But as we know
48:34Anything can happen on Gladiators
48:36As we head into the final event
48:38The Eliminator
48:41And first up to face all nine obstacles
48:44It's the female contenders
48:46Millie finished two points ahead of Helena
48:49And with each point being worth half a second
48:51It means Millie has a one second head start
48:56Replacing the semi-final contenders ready
49:04Millie you will go on my first whistle
49:06Helena you will go on my second whistle
49:10Three
49:10Two
49:12One
49:14One second
49:15It's not a lot is it
49:16But Millie's determined to make the most of that slender advantage
49:19And she's started with all guns blazing here
49:22She's struggled on the rope in the heat
49:25But no bother at all tonight
49:27She's up in a flash
49:28And it's Helena
49:29Who's having a few problems getting onto that podium
49:32Millie's already halfway across the overhead ladders
49:35No make that all the way across
49:38And she's got an even healthier lead now
49:40As she swings into action on the trapeze
49:44Straight onto the cargo net
49:46Oh Helen has got some ground to make up
49:48But she won't entertain any thoughts of giving up
49:51Because we've seen so many eliminators
49:54Where the tide has turned
49:56It could come down to one mistake
49:58And that is what Millie must guard against
50:01This precious little sign of any mistake happening at the moment though
50:06Firefighter, CrossFit Queen
50:08Millie's making this look like a training day
50:11She's taking on the eliminated course with real confidence here
50:15Perhaps at the top of that climb
50:17There was the first sign of a little bit of fatigue
50:20Helena is not too far behind you know
50:23And for Millie
50:25Next in her way
50:26The final two obstacles
50:28Arguably the toughest two obstacles on the eliminator course
50:32There's a crash landing there for Helena
50:35Ooze and ah's around the arena
50:37A little bit of a wobble for Millie
50:39But with a leap and a bound in her step
50:42She gets to the end of the beam
50:44Turns
50:45Looks at Helena
50:46Takes stock
50:47And thinks about a first time run at the Travelator
50:51Has she thought about it for too long
50:53Look at this
50:55Helena is level with her now
50:57Come on Millie
50:57You've got to go
50:58She does go
50:59Any mistake now
51:01And it could be all over for her
51:03But Millie gets to the top
51:05It turns out she knew exactly what she was doing
51:09She made sure
51:12Delight for Millie and her supporters
51:14And now it's the turn of Team Helena
51:16To roar her to the top
51:18There is still a chance of getting a place in the semi-finals
51:22She's got to go quickly
51:23No time for salutes
51:25But there is for us
51:27We can salute
51:28An epic quarter-final contest
51:34Millie extinguished any chance of being beaten
51:37With blazing determination
51:38Her place in the semi-finals
51:41Burns bright tonight
51:43That has taken every last breath hasn't it
51:46Yeah just playing catch-up the whole time
51:48But fair play to Millie
51:49Honestly she is just incredible
51:51You ended up actually level
51:54Going into the Travelator
51:55But you could not have gone straight away
51:57You'd have never made it
51:58No absolutely not
51:59Like obviously I saw Millie getting ready
52:01But you kind of just have to listen to your own body as well
52:04And yeah
52:05No I definitely wasn't ready
52:07Absolutely fantastic
52:08Give it up for Helena over one
52:13Millie you are a semi-finalist of Gladiators
52:20My nerves are all over it
52:22It takes a lot to come out here in front of everyone
52:24So massive congrats to us both for even getting us back
52:28Absolutely
52:29Thank you to Millie our semi-finalist
52:31And of course Helena
52:33Go see your families
52:34Well done
52:35Well done everyone
52:42Now it's the turn of the male contenders
52:45Mo is eight points ahead of Sean
52:47And that converts into a four seconds head start
52:51For a place in the semi-final
52:56Contenders ready
52:59Mo you will go on my first whistle
53:01Sean you will go on my second whistle
53:073, 2, 1
53:09Well by the time Sean gets started
53:12Mo could be over the hurdles and far away
53:15Now it's Sean's turn to fly
53:17Little spin and pirouette as he got over the first hurdle
53:20The rope proving no problem for Mo
53:23One of the hardest parts for him
53:25Will be staying focused on staring straight ahead
53:28Forget where Sean is
53:30Just make sure of completing the course as quickly as possible
53:34A long stride onto the cargo net from Mo
53:37Look how close Sean is now
53:39Well in the heat he left for the net and missed it
53:42So there's an improvement
53:43And he certainly narrowed that gap from the start
53:46It's getting closer all the time
53:48Oh we've got a contest on now
53:50In the heat Sean didn't win his eliminator
53:54But he did complete the course in a faster time than Mo managed
53:58Maybe that's on his side
53:59The advantage for now though is still with Mo
54:03As he slides back down to work
54:05And gets set to tackle the beam
54:08Oh and there's a slip
54:10And not for the first time
54:11The beam proves to be a contender's undoing
54:14And for the first time tonight
54:17Sean has the lead
54:18He's been very careful to make contact with the red zones on the beam
54:23And now as he gathers himself
54:25Mo is there too
54:26They're neck and neck
54:28Who goes first?
54:29It's Mo
54:29A full start from Sean
54:31A fall from Mo
54:33Could this be Sean's chance?
54:35He's quite deliberately taken the time
54:38To prepare himself
54:39For one shot of the travelator
54:42And he's done it
54:44The Seanado tears into the semi-finals
54:48Meanwhile Mo must know that he's been quick
54:51He still does have a squeak at making the semi-finals
54:55And he hauls himself wearily to his feet
54:58To swing through the finish
55:02So Mo joins the ever-growing list of contenders
55:05Who've been bested by that brand new balance beam
55:07But that means Sean boards his non-stop flight to the semis
55:13That was an eliminator for the ages
55:16That was unbelievable
55:19Nipping took the whole way
55:20Mo
55:21My balance is awful
55:22And that let me down there
55:23I think I should have composed myself a little bit more
55:26Took some more breaths
55:27And I think I would have been a lot better
55:29Well I've got to say
55:30Fantastic performance
55:31And what do you want to say to your friends in heaven?
55:33Well, I hope they're happy with how it performs
55:35Oh yeah
55:37You're really proud I'm telling you
55:38That's fantastic
55:40Give it up for Mo everyone
55:45For Seanado
55:46You're a semi-finalist on Gladiator
55:48Oh semi-finals baby
55:51How do you feel?
55:52Oh I feel absolutely ecstatic
55:54I'm so pleased
55:55Through the games
55:56You know I was really
55:56I was really down at times
55:58Thinking oh
55:58I'm behind on points
55:59But the eliminators
56:00Is where this show has won and lost
56:01I needed to take the time no matter what
56:03And you know that travel age is fast
56:06So I did exactly that
56:07And went for it
56:10I've got one more question for you
56:11Can you get through to the final?
56:14That's the goal
56:15I've got to be the old man
56:17We shall see
56:18It's our semi-finalist show
56:21Go to see your families
56:28What an eliminator
56:30What a show
56:31What a show
56:31That's it for tonight's dramatic quarterfinal
56:34What a heroic effort
56:36From our contenders
56:38Proof that not all heroes wear capes
56:40Exactly Barnes
56:41Some of them wear blue suits
56:43Nicely
56:43Do you know what I mean
56:44With a break there
56:44Nice sleeve length
56:45And a shanky
56:46And everything going out
56:47It's really good with the lapels going on
56:49It's you know
56:50You're finished
56:51Of course it's finished
56:52It's a tailored suit
56:53What are you talking about?
56:54Join us next time for more
56:57Gladiators!
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