Ev Ting picked the perfect time to come through with perhaps the finest performance of his career.
The New Zealand-based Malaysian lightweight submitted Eric Kelly with a third-round guillotine choke in the One Championship 38 “Clash of Heroes” headliner on Friday at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kelly (12-2) conceded defeat 1:58 into round three, his run of three consecutive victories at an end.
Ting (11-3) pushed a merciless pace. The 26-year-old Auckland MMA export committed to knees, both standing and on the ground, and methodically chipped away at Kelly’s resolve.