MANILA, Philippines — Jeremy Pacatiw gave Team Lakay its second victory of the night as he submitted Cambodia's Tial Thang in ONE 164: Pacio vs Brooks at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday.
Pacatiw not only outslugged Thang but also dominated him with a tremendous ground game en route to the finish.
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The Baguio-based fighter attempted an arm bar in the first round, but Thang was able to wiggle out of it.
It was in the second round, though, where Pacatiw was able to break Thang down to size with his striking, pouncing again on the ground.
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This time, he was able to lock in a triangle choke that Thang wasn't able to get out of. After showing some resolve, Thang tapped out in 1:17 of Round 2.
Pacatiw's performance netted him Team Lakay's second $US50,000 bonus of the night.
He thus bounced back from his last fight and improved to 11-5 while Thang fell to 3-2.
Meanwhile, in the other all-Filipino bout in ONE 164, Drex Zamboanga tallied his third straight victory in ONE Championship after a unanimous decision win over ONE newcomer Adonis Sevilleno.
Zamboanga and Sevilleno, who won ONE Warrior Series Philippines, engaged in a three-round battle.