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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kev Bel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Shields is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kev Bel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Shields!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bel quickly recovers to half guard.
Shields seems to be working for a kimura but Bel defends the submission attempt.
Bel is trying to stand.
Shields scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bel is trying to stand back up but Shields is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shields connects with a nice short shot to Bel's temple.
Shields wants to free his trapped foot but Bel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shields has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shields lands a nice short elbow.
Shields stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields rushes Bel and presses him up against the cage.
Shields's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shields will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shields tries to clinch there but Bel circles away.
Shields darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shields throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shields lands with a punch from half guard.
Shields is looking to advance position but Bel won't allow it.
Shields decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields shoots in looking for a takedown but Bel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shields's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shields shoots for a takedown but Bel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kev Bel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Shields.
Bel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shields was well out of range. Poor timing from Bel.
Shields shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bel is trying to defend but Shields finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bel is trying to stand back up but Shields is controlling him
Shields not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shields slips a nice elbow through Bel's hands, connecting with Bel's forehead.
Shields with the ground and pound but Bel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shields forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shields tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shields lands with a punch from half guard.
Shields decides to stand up.
Bel throws a push kick but Shields slaps the foot to one side.
Shields closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bel circles away.
Bel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shields uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bel.
Shields throws a push kick but Bel slaps the foot to one side.
Bel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shields at a distance.
Shields throws a series of punches but Bel avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bel misses the shot to the body.
Bel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shields.
Shields clinches up against the cage.
Shields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bel's efforts to push away.
Bel is trying to break the clinch but Shields has him pressed against the cage.
Bel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Bel. No joy for Shields on that attempt.
Shields throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bel.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Bel as Shields shoots in.
Bel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shields or perhaps it was just good defense by Bel, which made it look bad.
Shields looks winded!
Jab from Bel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Shields dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shields drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shields decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bel misses with a body shot.
Bel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shields stands and steps away. Bel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shields avoids the body shot from Bel.
Bel lands a nice looking body kick.
Bel is looking to wear down Shields with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bel leaves Shields with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bel. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shields is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shields moves away.
Shields takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shields.
Shields fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bel is looking to score with low kicks.
Bel with a hook.
Jason Shields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shields has a takedown stuffed.
Kev Bel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Shields.
Bel misses the shot to the body.
Shields has a takedown stuffed.
Shields avoids the body shot from Bel.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bel leaves Shields with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shields on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bel misses with a wild body shot.
Bel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shields at a distance.
A good leg kick by Bel.
Bel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shields stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kev Bel is winning the standup battle so far.
Shields looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bel throws a body punch but Shields moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shields manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields fails to land the takedown.
Shields changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bel tries to avoid it but Shields manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bel to the ground. Bel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shields on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shields on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bel pushes Shields away with a front kick.
Shields chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bel can pounce on him.
Bel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shields tries to clinch but Bel is having none of it.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bel.
Bel scores with a shot to the body.
Bel misses with a wild body shot.
Bel throws out a powerful jab.
Bel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shields is looking to clinch.
Bel looks to score with a jab to the body but Shields is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shields.
Bel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shields doesn't seem bothered though.
Bel looks to score with a jab to the body but Shields is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Shields with that takedown attempt.
Bel swings for the body but Shields moves out of range.
Bel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shields was well out of range. Poor timing from Bel.
Bel misses with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bel. Shields shrugs it off though.
Bel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shields can do to turn this around?
Bel avoids a kick to the body.
Bel looks to score with a jab to the body but Shields is just out of range.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bel.
Bel blocks a jab.
Kev Bel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shields.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bel.
Shields misses with a series of wild punches.
Bel just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bel. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shields shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shields was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Shields throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shields tries to move to mount but Bel blocks the move with his legs.
Shields throws an elbow but Bel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shields has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shields is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bel is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Shields!
An intense looking Jason Shields took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to fight the champ'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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