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MMA: Jhanlo Sangiao suffers first loss, taps to Mongolian foe

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Jhanlo Sangiao submitted in the second round against Mongolia" s="" Enkh-Orgil="" Baatarkhuu.="" Handout="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/08/05/jhanlo-sangiao-handout-08052023.jpg"/><figcaption>Jhanlo Sangiao submitted in the second round against Mongolia&#x27;s Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu. <em>Handout/ONE Championship.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA -- Jhanlo Sangiao suffered the first loss of his mixed martial arts career on Saturday, submitting to Mongolia&#x27;s Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu at ONE Fight Night 13: Allazov vs. Grigorian at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.</p><p>&quot;The Machine&quot; got tagged with a brutal right elbow to start the second round before the Mongolian bantamweight methodically went to work on his right arm.</p><p>Sangiao tapped at the 2:53 mark of the round.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/01/23/mma-mark-sangiao-tempers-expectations-for-son-jhanlo">MMA: Mark Sangiao tempers expectations for son Jhanlo</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/28/23/team-lakay-coach-sees-mongolian-as-acid-test-for-young-sangiao">Team Lakay coach sees Mongolian as acid test for young Sangiao</a></li></ul><p>It was a tough finish for Sangiao, who dominated the early goings with an array of strikes and bloodied Baatarkhuu’s right eye at the fight’s onset.</p><p>But Baatarkhuu was relentless, targeting Sangiao&#x27;s right arm before finally securing the submission victory in round 2.</p><p>&quot;I wish him the best,&quot; the Mongolian said of Sangiao. &quot;He&#x27;s a promising young athlete.&quot;</p><p>Sangiao slipped to 6-1 in his young MMA career. He became the second Team Lakay fighter to lose to Baatarkhuu, after stablemate Adonis Sevilleno suffered a unanimous decision loss at ONE Fight Night 13 last April.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/24/23/mma-sangiao-primed-to-carry-team-lakay-vs-baatarkhuu">Jhanlo Sangiao primed to banner Team Lakay in Baatarkhuu bout</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/19/23/sangiao-on-mongolian-foe-were-not-on-the-same-skill-level">Sangiao on Mongolian foe: We&#x27;re not on the same skill level</a></li></ul><div> </div>

Jhanlo Sangiao suffered the first loss of his MMA career on Saturday, submitting to Mongolia's Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu at ONE Fight Night 13.