UFC 129 Results Recap: Jason MacDonald vs Ryan Jensen

by Nate Wilcox on May 1, 2011 9:00 PM EDT in UFC Event

Middleweight Jason MacDonald used a clever hammerlock to set up a triangle choke that finished Ryan Jensen at 1:37 of the first round at UFC 129.

What was the high spot of this fight?

MacDonald's slick submission provided the perfect crescendo for a nice little fight.

Where do these guys go from here?

MacDonald turns 36 in June. He shattered his leg badly in his UFC 113 loss to John Salter and had to rehab it for almost a full year. He's 1-1 in his current UFC run, 6-6 in his history with the promotion. What I'm saying here is he remains a dangerous UFC journeyman who'll probably never contend for the title but remains a threat to submit anyone who finds themselves in the cage with him. Expect to see MacDonald next time the UFC returns to Canada.

This loss drops Jensen to 2-4 in his current UFC run. If I was his business manager I'd be awaiting the pink slip from Joe Silva and the UFC. Jensen's 33 years old, might be time for one last run through the regional promotions.

Watch it now, later, or never?

Watch it now, it's a thoroughly enjoyable fight. If you are Jensen's BJJ coach you might want to watch it a few times.

More UFC 129 Results and Analysis from Bloody Elbow after the jump.

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The crowd was so loud for Jason. I hope he soaked it all in because he deserved it.

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by Earl Montclair on May 1, 2011 9:03 PM EDT reply actions

Pretty much everyone seems to be a Jason MacDonald fan. The guy has faced a murder’s row of MWs in his time in the UFC and always put up a great fight. It was nice to see him win in front of his home crowd

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by StevenGiles on May 1, 2011 9:06 PM EDT reply actions

This fight was amazing, just the whole sequence of transitions that were stringed together from the start. Every time Jensen tried to escape he just found himself deeper in trouble until the triangle was finally locked in. Reminded me of Evan Dunham’s sub of Escuadero. this is the fight I will show people when trying to explain why the ground game has become my favorite part of mma.

Mcloviiiiin!!

by Disco1Stu on May 1, 2011 9:16 PM EDT reply actions