Jarred Brooks proved his worth in the Circle after emerging victorious in his ONE Championship debut with an arm triangle submission against Lito Adiwang of Team Lakay in their strawweight bout in ONE: NEXTGEN III at the Singapore Indoor Stadium Friday night, Nov. 26.
Adiwang had a dose of reality against Brooks, who showed who's boss in wrestling and ground and pound from the get-go.
After a short timeout midway the second round, referee Olivier Coste approved that both fighters must be in the same position with Brooks grasping Adiwang's neck on their feet.
As Coste marked the restart, Adiwang, who sustained a bloodied forehead, desperately unloaded a couple of leg kicks on Brooks.
But the American star scored another huge takedown as Adiwang tries to hurt Brooks' body with a couple of hammer fists.
It only took one move to the side for Brooks to push down and tighten the lock as Coste was forced to halt the match at the 3:07 mark with Adiwang grimacing.
In the first round, Brooks, a former UFC fighter, also hauled points with his two takedowns.
The American, nicknamed "The Monkey God" stole Adiwang's thunder as he punished the Team Lakay stalwart with a couple of hard-hitting elbow strikes.
There was little to no movement coming from Adiwang as Brooks asserted dominance on top position until the Igorot warrior finally escaped, got back on his feet, landed an uppercut, with the first round clapper looming.
Brooks improved to a 17-2 record while Adiwang fell to a 13-3 card.