Here's the match video of Yan Xiaonan vs Mackenzie Dern from last night's UFC show in Las Vegas. This fight is at Strawweight. Yan is from China but she trains at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento with Urijah Faber and Danny Castillo. She is mainly a striker. She throws a lot but most of it misses. Mackenzie is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champ. Her striking is sub par. Her coach is Jason Parillo in Huntington Beach. He has trained Cris Cyborg among others. So obviously Yan wants to keep the fight standing and Mackenzie wants to take her down. For the most part, Yan was successful and that's why she won the fight. I scored rounds one, three and four 10-9 for Yan. She only rocked Mackenzie once in round three but she landed enough to win. Mackenzie did take Yan down in round two and five but she wasn't able to finish and afterwards Mackenzie expressed disappointment in not finishing. I scored round two 10-9 but I thought round five was 10-8. So I scored the fight a draw and so did one of the judges and that's why it was a majority decision. The point is when Mackenzie gets that position, she needs to finish. And her striking still needs to be better. This one got away from her. Enjoy the video!
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