Chase Bebbe wins qualifier match; earns spot in Bellator’s season five bantamweight tournament.
The second bout of the MTV2 televised portion of the event pitted Jose Vega (9-4) of Knob Noster, MO against Chase Bebbe (17-7) of Chicago, IL.
In Bellator’s season three bantamweight tournament, Vega made his way to the semi-finals before being defeated by Ed West.
Chase Bebbe, the former WEC bantamweight champion, was looking to make an impressive debut in Bellator.
The winner of this match would punch their ticket to Bellator’s season five bantamweight tournament.
The round started off with the fighters exchanging in center cage. Vega landed some heavy kicks to Bebbe’s lead leg, and Bebbe landed some nice punches.
Vega was able to defend against two guillotine choke attempts by Bebbe before they once again started to trade punches. Bebbe showed that he was the more technical striker before taking Vega to the ground.
Vega was able to get the fight back to the standing position after a brief ground struggle. Once again, Bebbe went for another guillotine choke. This time, he jumped guard and forced Vega to tap.
Official Result—Chase Bebbe defeats Jose Vega at 4:06 of round one via submission (guillotine choke).
Chase Bebbe improves to 18-7 and earns a spot in Bellator’s season five bantamweight tournament. Jose Vega drops to 9-5.