WATCH: MMA fighters subdue an armed robber

And he’d have got away with it, too, if it wasn’t for that pesky choke-hold.

IS IT JUST me, or did those fighters look positively thrilled to be grappling with a real-life, honest-to-god criminal? File that final choke-hold under “gratuitous”.

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Nov 7th 2011, 3:42 PM

Fairly weak attempt at a robbery all the same.

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Nov 7th 2011, 11:09 PM

took the two of them long enough to take him down as well.

don’t think we’ll be seeing either in the UFC any time soon.

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