

The underhook is actually a strong position to start with when looking for the arm-in guillotine because when the head gets encircled the grip can be secured and the choking can begin. From here the anaconda choke is an omnipresent threat, accompanied with transitions to the mounted guillotine, Dárce choke, and front naked choke. For UFC Undisputed 2009 on the PlayStation 3, a GameFAQs message board topic titled 'Crucifix, Guillotine, Anaconda Choke and Arm Bars just dont work.'. The cage is used as a base to defend takedowns, a place to pin opponents, or an anchor to use to get back to the feet, and in those situations a strong overhook is often a valuable tool to be employed. The rise in the arm-in’s popularity is likely also due to the ever evolving MMA metagame, which is currently heavily focused on cage grappling. For an example here is Renzo Gracie black belt, ADCC medalist and former UFC fighter Ricardo Almeida teaching one attack off of an arm-in guillotine. While the head can often slip out the fighter can maintain the strong overhook position which leads into the D’Arce and Anaconda Chokes very well. Cain’s base collapses, his posture breaks as his head is forced down and he beings to tap.Īnother benefit of the arm-in guillotine is that it can transition easily into larger front head lock chains attacks as the opponent attempts to defend or move their head out of danger. Werdum’s hips are up off the mat, and his legs driving Cain away, and his hands are high and tight under Cain’s neck. Notice that the base of Cain’s neck is visible as Werdum’s arm and shoulder are pushing down on the crown of Cain’s head, forcing it down towards Werdum’s hips. Cain stacked Werdum, drove his hips up and forward and put Werdum on his shoulders in an attempt to loosen up the choke.
