Former
Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight champion Jessica
Andrade made a statement against Amanda
Lemos in
UFC Fight Night 205‘s main event.
After nearly three minutes of back-and-forth action on the feet,
Andrade (23-9) locked in an extremely tight standing arm-triangle
choke. While Lemos (11-2-1) attempted to fight the submission, she
was forced to tap in her first main event bout. The finish came
at the 3:13 mark of the first round, and Andrade called for a title
shot after the emphatic victory.
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This marks the first standing arm-triangle choke in UFC
history.
Puelles Kneebars Guida
The co-main event saw UFC lightweight division mainstay Clay Guida go
up against Claudio
Puelles. Guida (37-21) came out against Puelles (11-2) with his trademark
aggressive pace. This would backfire as Puelles would use his
grappling to chain several submissions together, including a tight
triangle and armbar. Guida would finally get his arm free, but
Puelles snatched a kneebar that forced the veteran
to submit. The tap came at 3:01 of the first round.
Puelles has now won five straight UFC fights.
Barber Outworks De La Rosa
In the lone women’s flyweight bout of the night, Maycee
Barber returned against Montana
De La Rosa.
The fight started slow as Barber (10-2) and De La Rosa (12-7-1)
were largely locked in a stalemate against the cage for the bulk of
Round 1, although Barber landed the better shots on the feet. The
second frame would see De La Rosa find success in the grappling as
she took the back of Barber and unsuccessfully look for a
rear-naked choke. The third frame would see Barber once again
clinch with De La Rosa and score with some sharp strikes
throughout. After 15 minutes, all three judges saw the fight 30-27
in Barber’s favor.
Barber has won two straight fights.
Jourdain Quickly Taps Vannata
The night’s lone featherweight bout was an entertaining scrap
between Lando
Vannata and Charles
Jourdain.
While Vannata (12-5-2) initially looked to grapple with Jourdain
(12-4-1), that didn’t stop the Canadian from flooring him with a
well-placed punch. During the ensuing scramble, Jourdain locked in a tight one-arm guillotine choke
that Vannata was unable to escape. The finish came at just 2:32 of
Round 1.
Jourdain is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Barriault Guillotine Chokes Wright
The main card began with a 190-pound catchweight bout between
Jordan
Wright and Marc-Andre
Barriault.
Wright (12-3, 1 NC) would find an early advantage by taking down
Barriault (14-5, 1 NC). However, a second takedown attempt by Wright would land him
in a guillotine choke. Barriault cranked with all his might and
forced Wright to tap at 2:36 of Round 1.
This is the first submission win for “Power Bar.”
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