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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1218 Round 1
Date: Mar 09, 2025 |
#R1#
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
#TD#
Gar tries to sprawl but Wilson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gar has one foot on Wilson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gar shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but Gar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2#
Gar closes the distance and clinches.
Gar stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
#TD2#
Gar manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gar's head.
Wilson landing some decent shots from guard.
Gar wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gar looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1##SUB2#
Gar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson stops Gar from standing up.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
Gar working a defensive guard here.
Gar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gar keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Gar working a defensive guard here.
#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gar's head.
Gar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Wilson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilson trying to control but Gar is working from the bottom.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Gar blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
Gar wants to stand and escape but Wilson is having none of it.
Gar is controlling Wilson's posture.
Wilson passes Gar's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T3##SUB#
Wilson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gar is just riding it out for now. Wilson eventually gives up the hold.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Gar is working away.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Wilson is looking for a kimura here.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T4#
Wilson stops Gar from getting back to his feet.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wilson.
Gar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson passes Gar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gar is looking to control Wilson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gar avoid being mounted?
Gar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willard Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Gar ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gar doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Gar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson lands a head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Gar on that attempt.
Gar shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but Gar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gar can do to turn this around?
Gar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Gar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Willard Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tai Gar.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Willard Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Gar rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gar fails to pull guard.
Gar tries to pull guard but Wilson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T1##TD#
Wilson jumps guard.
Gar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gar's guard. #REVR#
Gar wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
Gar is breathing heavily.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gar's guard.
Gar wants to get back to his feet.
Gar is trying is best to control the position here.
Wilson passes to full mount!
Wilson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Gar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#ROC#Gar is rocked!#T2#
Wilson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gar in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gar to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willard Wilson! |
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