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Jonno Mears may not be a name that may ring any bells to the average MMA fan, but he’s entering his own special hall of immortality by actually pulling off a full Boston Crab for a submission win. In what is normally a maneuver that’s reserved for the pro wrestling ring or, if you’re battling with an older brother — the living room — the Boston Crab is rarely able to be applied in a live MMA setting*, but here we are: Astonished.
What makes this even more impressive is that he was able to hook it in only minutes into the fight. Granted, this was Mears’ second amateur fight, and his shamed opponent Aaron Jones’ first. These things happen in amateur MMA. Actually, they don’t. This is truly a unicorn of a submission and it’s something that will be hard for Jones to live down.
Here's the Boston Grab / Walls of Jericho we just saw at #FCC19! pic.twitter.com/U9MaYFE4R3
— John King (@JohnKingMMA) September 30, 2017
At least we get a lesson out of this — the Boston Crab can work and it looks extremely painful and humiliating for multiple reasons. Not only should Jones never been in this position, but you can hear fans laughing as Mears probably thinks about the fire tweet he’s going to send Chris Jericho.
*The last time we saw this submission applied for a win was over four years ago in Cambodia.
(Via BJ Penn)
