Jeka Saragih made the biggest impression so far in the “Road to UFC” tournament.
The Indonesian fighter capped off a strong performance against Pawan Maan (7-3-1) on Episode 2 of Road to UFC with an amazing third-round spinning backfist knockout, a finish that advanced him to the semifinals of the lightweight bracket.
Watch the KO blow above.
As they wrestled on their feet, Saragih quickly rotated and caught Maan with loud backfists. Maan dropped to the canvas and Saragih landed a follow-up strike before the referee stepped in for the stoppage at the 2:24 mark of Round 3.
This is the fourth straight win for Saragih (12-2), who stepped in as a replacement for Ailiya Muratbek.
The first two Road to UFC events were held at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Thursday, afternoon and evening. They featured the opening round of flyweight, featherweight and bantamweight action as well as non-tournament bouts. The tournament finalists will be competing for UFC contracts at a upcoming Fight Night, a date yet to be announced.
Episode 1 also featured an impressive knockout as Zhang Mingyang (16-6) defeated Bellator and Fury FC veteran George Tokkos (7-3) in a light heavyweight bout. Zhang dropped with a huge right hand before landing a couple of unnecessary shots before the first-round stoppage.
ZHANG MINGYANG WITH THE HUGE UPSET
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Watch more highlights and see full results for Road to UFC Episodes 1 and 2 below:
A MASSIVE submission for 19-year-old Takeru Uchida kicks off episode 2
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The first submission victory of #RoadToUFC goes to Yi Zha
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ground & pound puts in WonBin Ki into the next round
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Episode 1:
Featherweight quarterfinal
Yi Zha def. Keisuke Sasu via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:14 of Round 1
Lightweight quarterfinal
WonBin Ki def. Jinnosuke Kashimura via TKO (strikes) at 4:45 of Round 1
Bantamweight quarterfinal
Toshiomi Kazama def. Maimaitituoheti Keremuaili via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Flyweight quarterfinal
SeungGuk Choi def. Rama Supandhi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Non-tournament bout
Zhang Mingyang def. Tuco Tokkos via KO (punches) at 3:57 of Round 1
Episode 2:
Featherweight quarterfinal
Koyomi Matsushima def. JunYoung Hong via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight quarterfinal
Qui Lun def. Wallen Del Rosario via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight quarterfinal
Jeka Saragih def. Pawan Maan via KO (spinning backfist) at 2:24 of Round 3
Non-tournament bout
Takeru Uchida def. Shaun Etchell by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:26 of Round 1
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