Jake Shields Beatdown Debut

by Wookalarman on Apr 12, 2009 6:07 PM EDT

Hey guys. Don't forget to check out this weeks episode of Bully Beatdown. Great episode! Jake Shields makes his Beatdown debut and the bully actually escapes out of a few submissions. Get caught up here.

I would really like to see more people on here get into Bully Beatdown. I really enjoy it and I know the last post I did on it several of you guys said how much you liked it and talked about your likes and dislikes of the show. I would like to hear more. Let me know what you all think of this episode.

My favorite Mayhem quote from this episode: "his choke was somewhere between a nice Christmas sweater and a tight turtleneck"

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I was surprised to see Shields kind of struggled with the grappling while other fighters have been able to be more dominant. I guess the kid was kind of fast

by EazyEismydad on Apr 12, 2009 6:33 PM EDT reply actions

When Jonathan got out of that armbar, I was like DAMN! Choked on the standup though.

by Wookalarman on Apr 12, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Dude...

Jon executed 1 armbar escape. ONE. Jake pulled 3 picture perfect armbars. He took Jonathan down at will, slamming him to the canvas a few times. He passed his guard like butter on multiple occasions, and mounted him like a broken horse.

How anyone could say that he ‘struggled’ in the grappling department is beyond me.

If you want a reason why he didn’t tap him 5 times, I can tell you.
1) The ‘bully’ he was up against was up against was in great shape, and one of the ‘victims’ even said that he was pretty good on the ground.
2) Shields has never had explosive, flashy subs. He’s always been a very methodical, technical, position savvy grappler, who moves into his submissions in textbook fashion. Not to mention the fact that Jon was basically stalling Shields as much as he could with the whole Bear Hug defense.
3) Jake has decent wrestling, but he isn’t a GSP or Koscheck when it comes to having an explosive shot. The fact that Jonathan was backpedaling/ running away whenever they were standing also contributed to this.

Supporting all Las Vegas MMA.

'09 is the year of the FW's.

by ElliotMatheny on Apr 14, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions