Women’s strawweight action kicked off the UFC Macau prelims on Saturday, as Loma Lookboonmee and Jaqueline Amorim faced off at the Galaxy Arena in Macau, China.
Lookboonmee had seen a four-fight win streak snapped in her last outing, losing to Alexia Thainara. Amorim was in an identical spot with her four-fight streak halted by Mizuki Inoue.
Lookboonmee loaded up on her leg kicks early, as Amorim walked forward, backing the Thai fighter up to the fence before charging forward, clinching up. A takedown attempt followed, with Lookboonmee defending with a whizzer, just barely staying upright. Locking hands, she reversed, but Amorim went to the ground anyway, rolling for a leg and dragging Lookboonmee with her. Amorim came out on top, though Lookboonmee landed a few elbows and punches off her back before the Brazilian settled in. Soon enough, she moved to side control, then chased a kimura before switching to an arm-bar.
Lookboonmee tried to cut it out, the limb extended at increasingly uncomfortable angles. Before long, Loma had no choice but to tap! In a Mauy Thai versus grappling clash of styles, it was Jaqueline Amorim’s BJJ coming out on top.
Official Result: Jaqueline Amorim def. Loma Lookboonmee by submission (arm-bar), Round 1, 4:04
