"The strawweight title fight opened with an exchange of leg kicks, a well Dern went back to again moments later. Dern hit the mark several times and added a knee when they clinched up; Jandiroba hadn't quite yet found her range. Dern landed a right hand, then simply overpowered a Jandiroba takedown attempt, shoving her to the fence. Virna appeared to have round her range moments later, however, and landed a double-leg takedown just past two minutes in."
"Virna Jandiroba had the fight back down just seconds into round three, though Dern was back up in a heartbeat. After a minute or so, it was Dern pursuing a takedown; while she came up short she drove Jandiroba into the fence. Jandiroba defended with elbows, while Dern fired a knee, then another. Coming off the fence, Jandiroba nearly landed a takedown, and tagged Dern with a punch. Dern regrouped, and put Jandiroba on the fence, but couldn't find a way to get the Brazilian down."
Mackenzie Dern and Virna Jandiroba fought a high-stakes UFC 321 strawweight title rematch. Dern began with leg kicks, knees in the clinch and heavy right hands, repeatedly forcing exchanges and scrambling back to her feet. Jandiroba found takedown success with double-leg entries and secured time on top, landing hammer fists and defending from advantageous positions. Round two saw Jandiroba finish in control, while round three featured quick takedowns, fence work, elbows and knees, near-takedown attempts, and repeated trips to the fence as both fighters battled for dominant positioning through the third round.
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