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Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Mark Sangiao on Jhanlo's foiled pre-fight talks: 'It's all part of the mind games'

Mark Sangiao on Jhanlo's foiled pre-fight talks: 'It's all part of the mind games'

Published Aug 10, 2023 06:41 am

At A Glance

  • Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao quickly took his son and star pupil Jhanlo Mark Sangiao's back after the young dynamo absorbed his first MMA loss last weekend. 

Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao quickly took his son and star pupil Jhanlo Mark Sangiao’s back after the young dynamo absorbed his first MMA loss last weekend. 

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Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu wins over Jhanlo Mark Sangiao. (ONE Championship's photo)

The young Sangiao dropped a second-round submission loss to the tough Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu at ONE Fight Night 13: Allazov vs. Grigorian inside Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. 

The 21-year-old sounded confident as he addressed the press entering the match against Baatarkhuu, but for the longtime head coach, he’s been in the game for far too long to know that such talks are part of the build-up. 

After all, everything starts with believing that he can win. 

“Jhanlo could have appeared to be cocky on how he handled this match even before the match itself, the way he presented himself through social media and verbally, but these are all part of the mind games,” he said. 

“We all know that Enkh-Orgil is a very tough opponent, and how do you counter that? You have to believe and act that you can [beat him].” 

It’s not like Sangiao went out there and got destroyed – he was the one inflicting most of the punishment before Baatarkhuu pulled off the impressive kimura in the second round. 

“The Machine” started off like he always does, putting the pressure on Baatarkhuu and even flooring him with a well-placed hook midway through the first round. 

The tide turned when Baatarkhuu dropped Sangiao with a brutal elbow before the Mongolian started looking for a kimura again and eventually got the submission. 

Though the result was far from what they wanted, Sangiao held off on talks of his son getting a ‘reality check,’ especially given the competitive nature of the fight. 

For the soft-spoken mentor, it’s all but a minor setback. Now, it’s all about taking all the learnings that they can from the second-generation martial artist’s first professional loss, and putting things together for him in the future. 

“You can say that [it was a reality check], but I would rather call it a huge learning experience for Jhanlo. I believe he was [taught] that consistency in training, hard work, and unabating focus pays highly at the end,” he said. 

“Skill wise, I know he has it, and we will continually hone it. For mental grit, we have to work hard on that.” 

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