UFC 127 UNDERCARDS: WHAT WE LEARNED

After watching UFC 127 down under this past Saturday, we came to learn a few things. It was a night filled with upsets and contender status changes.

Facebook Fights:

Zhang Tie Quan V Jason Reinhardt

This chinese fighter is for real. After only twenty some seconds, Reinhardt shot in for a take down only to find his neck exposed and tapped within seconds, losing via guillotine choke. Quan established himself as a dangerous fighter with a UFC debut that would rival others.

Anthony Perosh V Tom Blackledge

Perosh came into this bout after taking a short notice fight with Cro Cop months back. He went the distance and proved that he was no push over. Half-way through the first round, Blackledge was on his back and mounted. Turning onto his stomach, exposing his neck, Perosh took advantage and throwing in the hooks, flattening out his opponent before slapping on the rear naked choke.

Prelims on ION Television:

Nick Ring V Riki Fukuda

After three long winded rounds, the young American left with his hand raised in an across the board 29-28 unanimous decision that left a bitter taste in the crowd as boo's rained in from the stands. The ground game of Fukuda was superior to that of Ring's and the few shots that Ring landed on the Japanese Shooto wrestler failed to drop his opponent. All three rounds Fukuda landed at least one takedown and proved that he deserved to walk away with the win. The stand-up was a toss-up with the slight favor being given to Ring. Look to each opponent to get a stronger match in their near future.

 James Te-Huna V Alexander Gustafsson 

Watch this young Swed in the future. One round was all that Gustaffson needed to take a win over the hometown favorite New Zealander. In the closing seconds, Gustafsson slapped on a rear naked choke that led to the tap from Te-Huna. It was total dominance for 'The Mauler' as the 24 year old looked solid both on his feet and on the ground. Nothing poor to say about this young star, make sure you keep your eyes peeled as he may be a contender in the light heavyweight division in the future.

Ross Pearson V Spencer Fisher

Who the hell decides the stand with a Brit? That was by far the worst strategy that Fisher could have employed. He was outclassed on the feet for all three rounds. At points through the second and third takedowns were stuffed by either opponent and it wasn't until twenty seconds left in the bout when Pearson took Fisher to the fence and tripped him for the takedown, solidifying the round and win.