Marcus Blaze vs Daton Fix | 2024 World Team Trials

[@Mike-vq3jx]

I couldn't wait to see this match... until I realized I've already seen it 100 times.

[@metou3072]

These high school kids are no joke...much respect

[@birdman9043]

These young guys coming up are studs.

[@RapYouCanUnderstand]

daton has been on the decline for years he does absolutely nothing risky to win it's time for him to move to another sport

[@PCUnit123]

@@RapYouCanUnderstandwhy do u think he doesn’t change his style to be more offensive? Daton fix hasn’t tried to improve his game in years. He’s not as hungry as some of these guys to me

[@Negi3946]

Gotta love the obligatory 2+ minutes of review time added on a Daton Fix match

[@gozags65]

Lol at Gilman chucking the challenge cube right into the ref

[@gianpolignano2632]

How has Fix regressed since Taylor took over?

[@williamoleary9330]

When is Dayton Fix going to continue trying to score and wrestle these entire matches?? I mean it’s just ridiculous that a guy who is this talented stops trying to score and just hold on. I am just tired of it and don’t want to even watch him anymore because of it.

[@SuperJlonergan]

if he spent more time wrestling and less slapping his opponent maybe he'd do better

[@adriant2539]

Stop waiting for it to happen. He's just simply not dynamic enough against long, fast guys or guys with good head/hands defense. He has nothing to offer from the outside and hits nothing above the waist in close. He's got in-close tie-ups with straight-on below-the-waist attacks. That's it. If those are off the table, he's stuck waiting for the other guy. If he had a Russian tie/foot sweep or something else above the waist, or if he could create any sort of angles to hit something from distance, he would be an Olympic champion.

[@b.b.5048]

He is the perfect wrestler in terms of speed, strength and athleticism. He just can't generate offense against high level guys. He's a counter guy, but would love to see him develop an unstoppable attack.

[@Seuspesos]

4:53 chris pyles dropping gems on how you are allowed to crank up the physicality with the hands without getting in trouble. I teach that

[@charlesfriscia7236]

Fix may be the best wrestler to never win anything...Hes always a dollar short!

[@williamoleary9330]

Just goes to show parents they don’t need to hold back their sons 1-2 years if they’re super talented, hard working and smart. Guys like Blaze have proven especially recently they can beat guys who are 8-9 years older than them, who are multiple time National Tournament Finalists and Senior Level Medalists. The future of USA is extremely bright.

[@Freydale]

But Starocci is making 1.2 mil cuz he was held back

[@williamoleary9330]

@@Freydale I think he could have be just as successful if he wasn’t. He’s won 4 and is on his way to winning 5. I think the amounts of his NIL are exaggerated. Now if he played Football for PSU and had this level of success then yes absolutely.

[@Freydale]

@@williamoleary9330 he wasn't held back and he isn't making that much money

[@Seuspesos]

I've heard blaze is a hold back

[@Freydale]

@@Seuspesos he was 17 at Olympic trials in the spring. He's 18 now. Not sure when his birthday is but that's a reasonable "hold back" in my opinion if you even wanna call it that. he's just at the upper end of his grade age wise instead of the lower end. I was the same way with a July birthday. Now if you told me he was born in January, different story

[@someoneucantknow7756]

Wow way to go Markus. Can’t wait to see you on the collegiate circuit.

[@Pajoker1998]

Datons literal game plan for that match was a to do absolutely nothing. Just hold center and hand fight. He didn’t attempt one committed attack the whole match.

[@ImOnlySIeeping]

easy game when you're wrestling 2 vs 1

[@MrGuanYu1]

"Daton Fix Blows Another Key Match" There I fixed the title for you.

[@birdman9043]

Daton has hit the wall, not getting any better.

[@xzjayz7925]

I’ll never understand why nobodies like hating on successful people. Why not highlight Blaze accomplishment. What about Nashon Garrett and Seth Gross, why not comment on them “blowing.” 💀

[@MrGuanYu1]

@@xzjayz7925 Because that's Daton's MO and has been since he went to Stillwater. Extremely talented and yet refuses to let it fly against good opponents and ends up losing matches he could have won had he actually put forth an offense. Not commenting on Nashon and Seth is because they weren't relevant to the title of this video. As far as Blaze goes he wrestled out of his mind during the trials but that doesn't negate Fix's coming up short yet again. Just my opinion.

[@MrGuanYu1]

@@birdman9043 I'm not sure about that. When he actually wrestles and doesn't stall he's phenomenal. The problem is that he locks it down against good opposition and stalls most of the time. He's one of the more frustrating wrestlers for me to watch.

[@RapYouCanUnderstand]

The guy literally comes out and does nothing

[@billybud9557]

Blaze, Forrest, Liledahl and Duke are unlike any high schoolers I have ever seen. Look out Div 1 wrestling. Here they come.

[@transworldbusinessadvisorsnc]

Where is Blaze going to college?

[@ianhoward328]

Wherever he want

[@Bhrazy.]

Ohio state , pennstate , Michigan, or Purdue

[@tombystander]

Thought it was Purdue?

[@keionmcvay5858]

Arkansas Little Rock

[@michaeld9682]

​@tombystander his brother is at Purdue too

[@csaw4u]

Fix needs to open up his OF page and call it a day on combat sports . He needs to put that body of his to use already

[@انوشقزوینی]

Stall match of the century

[@Slapthematwrestling]

agreed 100% yawn

[@fredbouwman7218]

The ref was trying his best to destroy the action. The constant whistling, to stop the action, which is designed to create more action, makes no sense. It is really hurting wrestling.

[@surfmanrescue]

I'm glad blaze took the match. I'm all for aggressive hand fighting... But the relentless clubbing was kind of ridiculous in my opinion..... Let's see some actual wrestling skills

[@jwonderful994]

I hate refs. Blaze put on the clock, then right after Daton controls centre with collar tie, tries a shot which is downblocked, controls centre again with collar tie and immediately gets his first passivity warning. I swear the referees are your second opponent in wrestling now. Can't stand it.

[@Tylerfromm123]

POSt Levi vs Carr. And Marcus’s whole run was awesome man. And post some Trent hilday matches at least the one with David Taylor

[@anilyzerr]

extraordinary

[@rm7985]

Who would be considered greatest high school wrestler. Blaze or Kolat?

[@bilbobaggins7095]

What you guys call great baseline defense we used to call stalling.

[@Leveer13]

David Taylor watching that match intently, probably scoping out Marcus as a possible recruit.

[@bss6273]

So Marcus would definitely beat DeSanto? Crazy

[@barreldking7138]

what did gilman say to blaze?

[@dpc0809]

When the other guy is opening up to be on the attack, that’s a perfect time for Fix to grab a leg and kill some time. Blaze earned the win though. He nearly had the first take down and if he pushed Fix out at 3 seconds it would have been that clearer.

[@Retics]

Did Daton take a shot??

[@aantoine5819]

How is he even an;e to stay healthy going this hard all year?

[@MateoOrozco-m4h]

Fix clearly shouldve had unsportsmanlike after telling Blaze to shut up after he got visibly pissed at fixs handfighting.

[@luiscruz5556]

you literally couldn't write a more daton fix performance. he should not have lost this match. blaze is as legit as they come but there is absolutely no reason fix couldn't have won this match. his biggest obstacle is himself

[@ImOnlySIeeping]

yeah stall the entire match and get 2 gift points, amazing performance

[@dirtworshiper2800]

Hell ya Marcus.

[@DaveJitsu]

Post the matches with Vito

[@asmbyjk4577]

Where was blaze the first five min.

[@Gymthingz]

Playing it safe until he realized dayton, never attacks.

[@asmbyjk4577]

@@Gymthingz everyone know Dayton’s tactics

[@Gymthingz]

@@asmbyjk4577 yes but he gave him too much respect. I guess he didn’t expect that.

[@DT-vc2mf]

Blaze literally reminds me of Rasoul Khadem. Anyone??

[@ethanbrandhorst]

Daton fumbled again bruh🤦

[@jordanbanks6655]

This high school kid is already Ncaa finals talent😂😂😂 wtffff

[@ediot6969]

Shot clock doesn’t always make sense. Blaze gives up the point on the shot clock and then Dayton fired an attack right after and ref hits him for passivity.

[@Leveer13]

Yep, because Freestyle is stupid. And Passivity is one of the most subjective rules within the stupid Freestyle rules.

[@mufafaa9254]

Fix is such a staller glad he lost

[@gianpolignano2632]

How do you get to wrestle Taylor, Kennedy, and Gilman daily and regress?

[@kc696969]

Grown man against a kid.

[@l.rongardner2150]

Any truth to the rumor that Daton Fix is going to retire from wrestling and focus on a career marketing videos of his wrestling matches as sleep aids?

[@RandyLex-wu6jy]

Blaze won but he wrestled a whole 30 seconds agressive

[@samcroftoon77]

Moore Gary Harris Brenda Thompson Carol

[@tps55555]

How about not putting the result in the fucking title.

[@SuperJlonergan]

dayton is dirty...he thinks he is in slapfest championships, thats stuff you do when you think you are outclassed and have no morals

[@vegetaAcheetah]

I'm so happy blaze won. I think Fix is a nice guy and all, nothing against him personally, but I can't stand to watch him wrestling. He is not entertaining in any way and doesn't really do the sport good, especially representing us on the national level. 99% defense versus 1% offense.

[@ImOnlySIeeping]

.001%

[@ImOnlySIeeping]

awful ref ruins the match like usual, somehow fix gets 2 points while stalling

[@neilgheyi3569]

how Tf was that a step out at the end they are so obviously grounded?!?!?! like if thats a step out then what about the scramble earlier in that match, that should have been a step out too then

[@harrisonwarner6437]

Amazing match! Thumbnail is 💩

[@broheme8922]

Yes, I understand Blaze is a very talented wrestler. But if everyone wrestled like him, no one would ever watch. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

[@frano2oo]

putting the kid on the shot clock twice was BS. Glad he won in the end though.

[@jg2187]

boring sport

[@PulzeJult]

Yet here you are watching 😂

[@FirstLast-xr9lo]

Fix has lost a few matches he never should have. Every now and then you just have an off day. Fix lost to Nick Suriano - a lot of people say it was the ref. Fix also lost to MArcus Blaze. Blaze is no slouch but Fix would beat him 9 out of 10 times all day long - again - an off day.