Strawweight Jaqueline Amorim wasted zero time at UFC Kansas City on Saturday, exploding into a takedown of Polyana Viana in the opening seconds of their preliminary card fight.
Amorim, a former LFA champ, was looking for her fourth consecutive win under the UFC banner. And early on, she had the fight right where she wanted it, on top, then in side control, easily out-working fellow Brazilian Viana on the mat.
Viana, who was on the opposite trajectory having lost two straight, had to contend with a kimura attempt as the midway mark of the round arrived. Viana gutted that out, but Amorim was able to transition to mount, putting Polyana Viana in an even worse spot. Viana tried to buck her opponent off, to no avail. From bottom, she then tried to tie up Amorim’s arms, also without much in the way of success. Amorim, meanwhile, was looking for space to land ground n’ pound while trying to set up an arm-bar.
Try as she might, Viana could not escape from underneath a dominant Jaqueline Amorim. She did survive the frame, and oddly, the ref mistook the 10-second clapper as the horn to end the round. It did not change much, however, with Amorim dominant through five minutes and clearly winning the round.
Polyana Viana was once again on her back just seconds into round two. Amorim was quickly able to move into side control, though Viana clamped down on an arm with her legs to stall her progress. That didn’t really work however, and Viana gave up her back. With a body triangle in place, Amorim had three and a half minutes to work for a choke. Viana fought the hands for a moment, but before long, she was tapping, and Jaqueline Amorim had her fourth straight win, and fourth straight stoppage!
Official Result: Jaqueline Amorim def. Polyana Viana by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 1:49
