Brooks submits Adiwang, puts entire ONE Championship Strawweight Division on notice.

Jarred Brooks defeats Lito Adiwang in ONE Fighting Championship: NEXTGEN III, via submission in the No. 5 Contender’s Match Strawweight Division held at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Friday, November 26.

Strangled with his head on the canvas, Adiwang (13-3-0) tapped out to Brooks (16-2-1) 3 minutes and 7 seconds into the 2nd round.

In the early seconds of the 1st round, Brooks easily took down Adiwang, kicking him off with over-hooks.

The two 28-year old Mixed Martial Artists face-offed in a fast-paced game in front of 14,000 spectators.

“The Monkey God” was heard grunting behind his strikes on Adiwang. The Thunder Kid from the Philippines tried to escape the lock as he hits Brooks with butterfly hooks.

Adiwang made advantage of the cage’s wall to get back up as he is thrown with elbows on the head.

An action-packed slugfest of the 1st round slowly ended. Brooks couldn’t get a hold of the Filipino after.

He keeps his distance from Adiwang who is known to be dangerous when given a tight brawl. Brooks is an Indiana State Champion and undeniably more experienced in grappling.

The Filipino Phenom cannot create any movement again after Brooks posed a duck under. Adiwang stood up with Brooks hanging on his body.

Round 2 stopped for a while after Adiwang kicked Brooks in the groin area. The match resumed after Brooks was given medical treatment and a 5-minute recovery time. They were put back into their position.

Brooks managed to strangle Adiwang and drive his shoulder to the fighter’s neck, leaving him a submission win.

Brooks puts the ONE Championship Strawweight Division on notice. He stated that he wants to dominate the category.

“I am putting the whole division on notice. The next big thing has arrived! I cannot wait to face more competition and dominate this whole thing. As for my opponent here tonight, he has heart but he has no guts to be the best,” Brooks said in an after-fight interview.

Team Lakay Fighter Lito Adiwang says his loss to Brooks is an eye-opener for him. “This match was an eye-opener for me. The biggest lesson that I took home after facing him was that in this high level of competition, one mistake, no matter how small it is, can cost you a million. So, you really need to be with yourself, to be 100-percent focused mentally and physically,” uttered the Cordilleran Native.