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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yair Rodriguez (ranked 3964 p4p, 363 weight class) and Logan Trilly (ranked 4059 p4p, 368 weight class). Rodriguez 's entrance music is The Weeknd - "Blinding Lights" . A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yair Rodriguez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Logan Trilly!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Trilly circles away easily
and Trilly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rodriguez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trilly smiles and moves away.
Trilly clinches up against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Trilly has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yair Rodriguez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trilly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Trilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trilly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Trilly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trilly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trilly to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trilly is pressed up against the cage. Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trilly down to the mat. Trilly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Trilly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trilly is looking for the big counter here.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trilly to score with a decent uppercut.
Trilly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez .
Trilly moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez .
Trilly pulls guard effortlessly.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trilly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodriguez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Trilly is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Trilly has escaped and now he's on top!
Rodriguez is pulling down on Trilly's head to control his posture.
Rodriguez is striking but Trilly is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking to control Trilly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodriguez avoid being mounted?
Trilly seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Trilly is trying to control. Rodriguez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain the position but Trilly is very close to passing his half guard.
Trilly trying to pass the guard but Rodriguez defending well.
Trilly is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trilly slows the pace down in half guard.
Trilly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodriguez . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodriguez gets full guard.
Trilly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trilly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Trilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been informed that Trilly has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rodriguez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Trilly to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rodriguez controlling the position.
Trilly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trilly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez looking to control.
Rodriguez is really struggling to control Trilly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Trilly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodriguez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Trilly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodriguez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trilly's guard.
Rodriguez stands up and waves to Trilly to follow him.
Trilly closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Trilly has him pressed against the cage.
Trilly manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Trilly is keeping the position.
Trilly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Logan Trilly has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez landing some decent shots from guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Rodriguez 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodriguez prevents Trilly from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez trying to control but Trilly is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trilly is keeping the position for now.
Trilly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Trilly is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Trilly has wrist control.
Trilly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodriguez is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Trilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trilly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trilly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodriguez dives in for a single leg takedown but Trilly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trilly is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trilly actively working from the bottom here.
Rodriguez uses his free foot to push down on Trilly's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Trilly.
Rodriguez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Trilly is now in Rodriguez 's guard. A big mistake from Rodriguez there, giving up the dominant position!
Trilly trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rodriguez 's guard.
Trilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position but Trilly postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has his foot on Trilly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trilly works his way back into a safe position though.
Trilly postures up.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trilly is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trilly wants to stand but Rodriguez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yair Rodriguez dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trilly pushes Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Trilly breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trilly defends it nicely.
Trilly avoids the head kick by Rodriguez .
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trilly is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Trilly circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yair Rodriguez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trilly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Trilly looking to pass the guard.
Trilly works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trilly is one step ahead there.
Trilly wants to get up but he can't break Rodriguez 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rodriguez trying to control the position.
Rodriguez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as Trilly tries to pass.
Rodriguez pulls Trilly in close to his closed guard and prevents Trilly from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trilly feints and as Rodriguez raises his hands in defense, Trilly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rodriguez pushes Trilly off and gets back to his feet.
Rodriguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trilly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trilly clinches.
Trilly prevents the takedown attempt.
Trilly has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rodriguez is trying to keep an underhook but Trilly manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Trilly working Rodriguez over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trilly is thwarting Rodriguez 's attempts to control the position.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez won't allow Trilly to pass to mount.
Trilly is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trilly is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Trilly prevents Rodriguez from standing back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Trilly performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trilly clinches with his opponent.
Trilly turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rodriguez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Yair Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Trilly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trilly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Logan Trilly.
Well Trilly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Trilly!
An out of breath and clearly excited Logan Trilly thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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