Video: Fighter submits opponent with Boston Crab pro-wrestling move

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Well, it was bound to happen. A full on pro wrestling Boston Crab – or Walls of Jericho if you’re a Chris Jericho fan – was used to finish an MMA fight this past Saturday inside of the Full Contact Contender promotion. Jonno Mears (2-0) from Bury MMA, scored the pro wrestling-based submission on Aaron Jones in the first round of their FCC 19 tilt.

The video – posted to FCC’s YouTube account – shows Mears scramble into the funky position, and then just kind of go with it, sitting back and putting all sorts of pressure on his opponent’s back and midsection until he got the tap.

Technically a Walls of Jericho is an elevated boston crab, which is applied higher on the opponent’s body than a regular boston crab and torques the spine more. And that’s what this is. It actually is a perfectly-applied Walls of Jericho that got a tap in an MMA fight.

You don’t see that everyday.

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Eddie Mercado

Eddie Mercado is a writer and content creator for Bloody Elbow, and has covered combat sports since 2015. Eddie covers everything from betting odds and live events, to fighter interviews and co-hosting the 6th Round post-fight show and the 6th Round Retro. He retired at 1-0 in professional MMA, competed in one Muay Thai match in Thailand, and is currently a purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu under the great Diego Bispo.