As a child, Cass Bell wasn’t allowed to play contact sports. Now he beats people up for a living.

The 28-year old has trained as a mixed martial arts fighter for the last three years, and on Dec. 5 he earned the title of King of the Cage Bantamweight Champion in Las Vegas.

Bell won the title fight by submitting former champion Jason Roope with a standing-guillotine choke hold 56 seconds into the second round.

“I never thought I’d be fighting for the King of the Cage belt this early,” Bell said. “I thought ‘I’m from humboldt county, you can’t make it that far.’” Bell said.

Now Bell plans to vehemently defend his title until he’s given a shot at going pro.

After the fight, Bell was praised by UFC President Dana White and one-time UFC Welterweight champion Matt Serra.

The win ranked me up big time,” Bell said. “Dana said ‘good job keep it up, I’m sure I’ll be seeing you soon.’”

White and Sera were in attendance filming