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Given his lineage, quite a bit was anticipated from Jhanlo “The Machine” Sangiao in his promotional debut at ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II.
Finally, the 19-year-old son of famed Group Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao rose to the duty and submitted Paul “The Nice King” Lumihi within the first spherical of their conflict on the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday evening.
It was a powerful victory for the Filipino phenom, whose well-rounded blended martial arts arsenal combines Group Lakay’s signature wushu placing with a potent floor recreation.
And given the load of expectation that was positioned on his shoulders, “The Machine” was thrilled to carry out at a excessive degree in entrance of his father.
“[My dad] was so comfortable to see that I did my greatest and executed every thing that we ready for,” Sangiao says.
“In fact, there was stress on my finish, particularly earlier than the bout, however I didn’t take a look at it negatively. I used it as motivation for me to be extra pumped up within the again.”
That emotion uncovered itself to the world when {the teenager} walked down the ONE Championship ramp for the primary time and unleashed a roar.
“I let all of it out to unload some stress,” he says. “I used to be simply so pumped up that each one I may do was scream once I was getting into the Circle.”
That launch did the trick, as Sangiao seemed composed firstly of spherical one – even when Lumihi prevented the contact of gloves and jerked ahead. “The Machine” didn’t flinch and responded by popping his rival with a hook-cross mixture.
From that time on, he dominated the Indonesian, blasting ahead with flurries of strikes and touchdown a takedown.
Then on the bottom, Sangiao scored with ground-and-pound that rapidly opened up a path to Lumihi’s again, the place he locked up a rear-naked choke to earn the win inside two minutes.
It was an ideal opener for the Baguio Metropolis native, who pushed his unbeaten MMA report to 4-0 and continued to develop his self-belief.
“It didn’t cross my thoughts [to finish it so early]. I used to be simply centered on what I needs to be doing contained in the Circle. Whether or not I end it early or not, the objective is to win,” Sangiao says.
“This may additional enhance my confidence as a result of now I do know the sensation of competing contained in the Circle. On this match, I used to be simply testing the waters first as a result of it was solely my debut, however I imagine I did my greatest.”
Buoyed by his first promotional victory and surrounded by elite coaching companions at Group Lakay – which has produced 5 MMA World Champions in ONE – “The Machine” is definite that he can combine it up with the perfect on the worldwide stage.
“On condition that I roll and spar with World Champions within the gymnasium, I had the boldness rolling with [Lumihi],” he says.
“I saved pondering that if I can compete with my brothers within the gymnasium, like Stephen [Loman], Kevin [Belingon], and Jeremy [Pacatiw], I do know that I can compete with anybody in entrance of me.”
It’s clear the younger athlete believes the sky is the restrict for his blended martial arts profession. And with a convicing win within the bag, he feels able to comply with within the footsteps of his Baguio Metropolis brothers.
“I’ve been coaching onerous to maneuver up and be ready for I face within the bantamweight division. I simply plan on giving my greatest so every time I get in there,” Sangiao provides.
“Followers ought to all the time count on the perfect from me, and it begins with coaching up till the combat evening. I wish to present that I can also change into a World Champion.”
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