Jenkins suffered a loss by technical submission in the form of a reverse triangle choke at 4:01 of the second round of his lightweight (155-pound) bout with Ali Bagov at the ACB 54: Supersonic event in Manchester, England Saturday night.
"During the second round of the bout, Bagov attempted to execute a triangle submission," reported the Spanish-language MMA website MMA.uno. "Once achieved, Jenkins fell asleep and his eyes turned back…"
"Fortunately, referee Herb Dean demonstrated his experience and authority in the cage, quickly stopping the actions and avoiding the worst damage and consequences for Bubba Jenkins."
Here's how Simon Samano of MMAJunkie.com described the end of the match:
"Bagov managed to pull off an inverted triangle choke for the win, causing Jenkins to go unconscious with his eyes rolled into the back of his head. The maneuver surprised even [MMA fighter/commentator Frank] Mir, who you can hear is in complete shock at what he just witnessed.
"It was a remarkable -- and again, terrifying -- display of Brazilian jiu-jitsu by Bagov.
"Kudos to referee Herb Dean for quickly being able to notice the danger Jenkins was in and putting a stop to the fight then and there."
Jenkins, who was 8-3 in Bellator, now falls to 11-4 overall since launching his pro career in 2011. Bagov, who has been competing in MMA since Oct. 2009, improves to 23-10.
Jenkins won the 157-pound title as a senior at Arizona State at the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships by pinning former Penn State teammate David Taylor in the finals.
March 14 UPDATE: Bubba Jenkins posted the following message on his Facebook page Monday evening: "Man it has been a blessed time in the UK. We didn't get the results we wanted with the outcome of the fight but on a 27pound 8day notice, up 2weight classes I wasn't looking for an easy way out. Nor will I ever!! We are just getting started people! To friends a family...the love is real and thank you for the support!! Let's keep working."
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