Here's the fight video of Marina Rodriguez vs Yan Xiaonan from last night's UFC show in Las Vegas. Whoever wins this fight could be up for a Strawweight title shot. Marina is from Florianopolis, Brazil. She trains at Thai Brasil. So she is mainly a kickboxer. So is Yan. After her loss to Carla Esparza, Yan decided to move to the US. After speaking to UFC Bantamweight Song Yadong, she went to Team Alpha Male in Sacramento. Because both fighters are strikers, I expected this fight to be close. I scored round one 10-9 for Yan. Round two was even closer but I scored it 10-9 for Yan too. Marina's coach Marcio Malko must have thought she was losing so he really yelled at Marina. She was better in round three. So I scored the fight 29-28 for Yan. One judge scored it the same. But two judges scored the fight 29-28 for Marina. The first two rounds were close. But if Marina had fought in the first two rounds the way she fought in round three, she would have won easily. So I thought she underperformed and that's why Malko yelled at her. She needs to perform better if she gets a title shot. Enjoy the video!
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