The first Facebook fight on the UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch was Zhang Tie Quan vs. Jason Reinhardt. Zhang, the first true Chinese national to compete in the UFC, was supposed to win this easily. But that's the point. For a UFC debut, the UFC wanted to give Zhang a chance to develop his skills against Reinhardt, the journeyman with the best record in mixed martial arts.
UFC 127 Results: Tie Quan Zhang Guillotines Jason Reinhardt
The referee is Steve Perceval. Jason Reinhardt starts the fight running in at Zhang Tie Quan and he responds with a nice uppercut that lands. The fighters circle back to the center of the cage. From there Reinhard attempts a double leg takedown which lands, but now his head is locked up in a guillotine. There’s no arm in and Zhang is clearly straining to finish him. Reinhardt pushes a cross face, but can’t escape and goes to sleep. Zhang wins easily.
UFC 127 results: Tie Quan Zhang defeats Jason Reinhardt by tapout (guillotine choke) at :48 of round 1.
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