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.
- Next Day Thoughts - Donna Hurrle
- GSP Tried to Force the KO Against Jake Shields - Kid Nate
- Jose Aldo Continues Fight for Mainstream Recognition - David St. Martin
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva Loses Steam - Brent Brookhouse
- Great Judging Should Be Applauded Sometimes - Tim Burke
- UFC Hits Home Run With UFC 129 Live Experience - Matt Bishop
- Zuffa and the UFC Finally Hit It Big - Matthew Roth
- Hours After, GSP Still Can't See With His Left Eye - Anton Tabuena
- UFC 129 Play by Play and Live Commentary - Brent Brookhouse
- Is Steven Seagal Secretly a Martial Arts Genius? - Jonathan Snowden
- Georges St. Pierre Holds Back UFC's Canadian Coming Out Party at UFC 129 - Jonathan Snowden
- UFC 129 Post-Fight Press Conference Video
- Georges St. Pierre Slips Past Jake Shields
- Jose Aldo Holds Off Mark Hominick
- Lyoto Machida Clouts Randy Couture
- Vladimir Matyushenko Mops the Floor With Jason Brilz
- Ben Henderson Whips Up On Mark Bocek
- Rory MacDonald Ragdolls Nate Diaz
- Jake Ellenberger Brutalizes Sean Pierson
- Claude Patrick Edges Daniel Roberts
- Pablo Garza Submits Yves Jabouin
- John Makdessi KO's Kyle Watson With Spinning Back Fist
- Jason MacDonald Triangles Ryan Jensen
- Ivan Menjivar Clocks Charlie Valencia