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feely Rodriguez here we go [Music] yair opened up with a lightning fast right leg kick and immediately starts switching stances and opening up the possibility of those wild kicks and Andre feely does not want to get into a kicking contest with yair Rodriguez Rodriguez in the dark trunks with the spin and here’s the spinning back kick to the body and if Philly stands on the outside like this in kicking range that’s what he wants to do and that’s where Andre shines very fast quick combinations they just collided and he got kicked low feely in the white drums whoa whoa you got to be careful with yaria Rodriguez you just can’t stand in kicking range with him [Music] that’s it but that’s what he wants that’s what feely wants and that’s where he can shine he’s got to close the distance jam up those kicks and land punches and for yair more of this more of this more footwork more side to side movement there’s a good kick to the body took him down hard Rodriguez a black belt and Taekwondo who’s wrestling base continues to improve the feeling’s no joke off his back Mike he’s very aggressive off his back and very good defensively very hard to get anything off on him or there though huge shots for me oh big ax kick from the bottom Philly caught him with that up kick what was really upkick was more like an ax kick from the bottom now feely trying to hip out and move to the back I’ll feel he’s in trouble his leg’s in trouble yair almost went for it looked like an inverted heel hook there excuse me uh inside heel hook and now yair on top he’s not really in half guard here because his leg’s not tied up he’s just pressuring on the left leg of Andre feely Rodriguez living in Chicago training they’re pretty much full-time at one point he may still be living in Izzy Martinez’s basement posturing up looking to throw down a hammer fist or two and he chose to slide through to control Andre feely yeah he took half guard here [Music] Rodriguez’s Jiu Jitsu is very offensive and creative much like his striking 3-0 in his UFC career Philly’s Corner calling for him to hook that left arm they want an overhook on the arm of yair Rodriguez because there’s Here Comes The Hammer fist because he didn’t control it [Music] so far feely doing a nice job defensively but yair is advancing Mike he’s sliding that knee up higher and higher and the right leg again is not really tied up if he kicks his leg right and around in a clockwise way well now he’s more in a traditional half guard but there he goes into side control exactly what I thought and excited his tip over yeah because it wasn’t being controlled the half guard wasn’t locked in and Andre Philly was just relaxing with that leg in that position and and not thinking about the possibility of yeah you’re advancing got some time to work too Joe 120 on the clock here in round one I’m gonna pressure him up to finish this fight early yeah you’re tying off the left arm of Andre feely and he may look to step over with the left leg and move to a mounted crucifix good explosion there from the Bottom by Andre Andre’s gonna get back up to his feet nice leg kick there by Rodriguez [Music] plus seven total strikes for the Latin American Ultimate Fighter winner and Audrey’s up to his feet now 45 seconds Andre’s got to close this distance and yair has got to do more of that beautiful leg kick by yair the more yair can keep it like this in this distance this is his world man so Andre he’s got to be urgent he’s got to be urgent and he’s got to close that distance good exchange here whoa very nice Left Hand by Andre feelie enjoy his work he’s got to just keep attacking because he’s lost this round in a big way so sharp and he’s got some big heavy breathing going on too carried Rodriguez for the majority of the round but he gets his own take down late briefly one two one two [Applause] and here we see a nasty body kick from yair Rodriguez actually he’s caught him off the elbow here here’s a hammer fist there’s a a knee to the body but he fell down in the process for filariani UFC 197 the return of Jon Jones interim light heavyweight title later tonight slideway title and our co-headliner round two in our first fight of the night feely comes out very aggressively yeah you’re just trying to hit him with a back fist whoa and there’s that jumping round kick look at that wow oh feel he had his moment there but couldn’t capitalize on that scramble but yair leaves openings for these scrambles because he’s so wild he’s one of the best examples of a high-level Taekwondo guy with a lot of other mixed martial arts skills and how effective that could be and feel he catches him with a hard leg kick on the ground Joey’s matching his Pace well certainly in this round he is and he’s on top of him and he’s he’s got to fight like that see that step back I wouldn’t recommend that the step back is where it all goes bad and for yair it’s perfect because feeling like you can see when feely throws look at that yair with a takedown beautifully timed Andre again on his back here with yair on top of him and he’s got to be active here off of his back he’s trying very least he’s got to hang on and hope for a stand-up and Dan just warned him he might want to just clamp down on his head and hold him in place and keep anything from happening here so he’s forced to be stood up again like this that might be the move for him and for yair the moves to get out of this I mean Andre’s gone to a body triangle briefly Hammer fist and yeah you’re steps away spinning a Miss man he’s just barely messing with those wheel kicks beautiful leg kick constantly attacking [Applause] Danny Castile Justin buckholtz the head coach of Team Alpha Male Danny the wrestling coach nice job oh round [Applause] unbelievable it’s what we were talking about the creativity the dexterity his ability to do things that you just don’t see coming like that jumping roundhouse kick to the face one of the most spectacular Knockouts in UFC history this kid is for real and he’s only 23 years old I mean what we’re seeing tonight is a better yair Rodriguez than we’ve seen in the Octagon before the next time we see him he’ll be even better still this kid is a phenomenal talent and so unique in that ability it’s like we were saying you you could say he’s Pettis like right but that just doesn’t take that many chances this kid’s I mean it’s all craziness it’s all wheel kicks and Sidekicks and it’s coming out of nowhere this kid takes creativity and just explosive unpredictable techniques to a totally new level right here watch this he lifts up the right leg boom and the left goes perfect right to the jaw Shin to the chin and just the way he does it you don’t know it’s coming you think it’s a right kick and in midair he switches them and just perfectly placed phenomenal yair Rodriguez by knockout time for our official decision here is Bruce Buffer ladies and gentlemen referee damer liata has called a stop to this contest at two minutes 15 seconds of round number two declaring the winner by knockouts [Applause]