Amanda Lemos put on a tremendous performance at UFC on ABC 3 against Michelle Waterson-Gomez. Lemos was eager to strike in R1 and had been loading big shots. But sadly round one eventually went to Waterson thanks to a well timed takedown.
Round two is a whole other story. Early on, Lemos jumped guillotine on Waterson. The two went from a standing position to the mat. The choke was in deep, Waterson tried to defend but to no avail. She used her bottom arm to top – and the Ref didn’t even register the tap.
Amanda Lemos honored the tap – and Michelle Waterson-Gomez admitted to the referee that she had tapped.
Amanda Lemos jumps into a slick arm-in guillotine choke and submits Michelle Waterson #UFCLongIsland https://t.co/otIvHy6b7y
— Shakiel Mahjouri (@Shak_Fu) July 16, 2022
We all missed the tap, but Lemos with the guillotine!
🇧🇷 Amanda Lemos is back in the win column after sinking in the submission! #UFCLongIsland pic.twitter.com/ZyRkQ6jxTK
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 16, 2022
AMANDA LEMOS JUMPS GUILLOTINE AND FINISHES THE KARATE HOTTIE https://t.co/p1U4GaAMx6
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) July 16, 2022
https://twitter.com/PureKnockouts/status/1548405769191563264
Amanda Lemos by submission in round 2 what a Guillotine Choke! #UFCLongIsland pic.twitter.com/qzzDKGUYhk
— C H A M P 🏆 (@shadowxwulfik) July 16, 2022
This is highly unusual. Often submissions cause damage due to the fact that there’s a rule in the UFC to not let go of a submission until the ref intervenes – for cases like these. Because often times an athlete will not acknowledge they tapped. This practice is commonly refered to as Brazilian tapping.
Lemos thanked her team and coaches after the victory.