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Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Folayang yields to Chinese ONE debutant

Folayang yields to Chinese ONE debutant

Published Aug 14, 2021 04:03 pm

Victory remained elusive for Eduard Folayang as the Team Lakay veteran yielded to Chinese opponent and ONE newcomer Zhang Lipeng in ONE: Battleground II at the Singapore Indoor Stadium Friday night, Aug. 13.

Zhang Lipeng of China (left) shouts after scoring a unanimous decision win against Team Lakay's Eduard Folayang in ONE: Battleground II at the Singapore Indoor Stadium Friday night, Aug. 13. (ONE Championship)

Lipeng scored a convincing unanimous decision win over the 37-year-old Folayang as he introduced himself in the Circle with impressive wrestling and ground game.

After a minute in the final frame, Lipeng zoomed in with an uppercut before a takedown attempt but to no avail.

The Filipino fighter retaliated with body shots after body shots but the Chinese foe did not falter with a solid counter left hook.

The late takedown from Lipeng, with 30 seconds left, proved to be instrumental for the Chinese lightweight following a passive showing from both fighters early in the third round.

Though Folayang landed solid body shots, Lipeng showed no signs of exhaustion and countered with a left hook and a turning back kick with 1:30 to go.

"I'm happy but also a bit tired not having a match for almost two years. Thanks ONE Championship for having Folayang as my opponent," said the 31-year-old Lipeng through a translator, who challenged division No. 2 and Japanese legend Shinya Aoki.

"I'm a fan of Shinya Aoki so I really hope to fight him at ONE Championship," added the Chinese debutant with a smile.

Lipeng showed who's boss in ground game and started early in the first round followed up by a couple of pressure punches to haul as many points as possible.

With 1:30 left in the opener, the seasoned Chinese fighter attempted for a rear-naked choke at figure four position but Folayang showed grit and escaped with a small cut on his right temple.

In the second round, Folayang landed a couple of left hooks but Zhang responded with a stunning front kick to the Filipino's chin.

Lipeng once again aimed for the takedown but a wiser Folayang escaped early to continue the duel at standing position.

This marks a victorious debut for Lipeng who improved to a 31-11-2 win-loss-draw record while Folayang fell to a 22-12 slate.

Folayang, for his part, admitted that he was caught off guard early in the first round which gave Lipeng key momentum until the rest of the match.

"There are some areas where I have not been able to cope up especially in the first round," said the two-time ONE lightweight champion. "At least there's an improvement but this is not the performance that I wanted to show. It's been tough, it's been tough but I know that the best is reserved for those who continue to persevere on their dreams.

"I've been able to cope up in the second and third but I think it's the first that he was able to take control," added Folayang, who has dropped six of his last seven fights since March 2019.

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