After upsetting Shinya Aoki to claim the ONE Championship lightweight belt in November, Eduard Folayang successfully defended his title for the first time with a grueling unanimous decision victory over Ev Ting at “ONE Championship 54: Kings of Destiny.” The headlining bout, which took place at at Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, and streamed via online pay-per-view, Folayang (18-5) outworked and outpointed Ting (13-4) in a competitive five-round fight, which all three judges scored in his favor. All 25 minutes of the contest looked quite similar to each other. Almost all of the action was played out on the feet, with each side getting in his fair share of shots – but missing on a lot of attempts, as well. Champion Folayang was slightly superior at all times, though, landing some hard shots which created swelling on Ting’s face. There were few lulls throughout the course of the fight, and by the end both competitors were exhausted
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