Will BJJ work in a street fight? If you know a technical guillotine choke and armbars, it certainly will, as the outcome of one such street alteration in Brazil clearly demonstrated.
Street fights in Brazil have become really technical over the years, as this latest example demonstrates. Whether the two people involved are from rival Jiu-Jitsu or just had another misunderstanding, which they decided to solve the old-fashioned way, there was lots of Jiu-jitsu and very little striking in at least the portion of this fight that we got to see on video. Armbar attacks from top and bottom and a tight, technical guillotine are clearly visible in this altercation.
The person in the red shirt starts on top, with the person in the green shirt obviously keen on using Jiu-Jitsu as much as possible. the first thing he tries from an open guard position is a straight armlock and then tries to transition into a triangle choke, which the person in the red shirt counters by standing up. Seriously, there’s more technique in this street fight than in some competitive BJJ matches.
The fighter in the red shirt manages to stack the one in the green shirt, who stands up on his feet. For a moment there, both are in a front headlock position but the technical guillotine knowledge of the fighter in the green shirt tilts the tide to his advantage.
With both fighters still holding on to guillotine chokes, the one in the green shirt pulls guard, getting the better position for a finish, and proceeds to squeeze a very very tight technical guillotine choke. As he gets his head free, he is able to seemingly put the opponent to sleep shortly, before transitioning into an armbar very quickly and talking to his opponent, most likely asking if he yields.
The winner in the green shirt then unceremoniously gets up and leaves.
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— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) November 22, 2022
