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Angela Lee talks twister submission and Friday night's 'Spirit of Champions' fight in Manila

Fighters always like to win and there's nothing better than finishing an opponent in the first round. But even by those standards Angela Lee's last victory was a bit special. She became the first fighter in ONE Championship history to successfully pull off a twister.

It's a submission we've seen Lee's Evolve MMA team mate Shinya Aoki pull off in the past, but she picked it up from someone slightly closer to home.

"I learned the twister from my Dad, Ken Lee. I had practiced the twister numerous times in training and planned to use it for this fight.