The Days Of Bar Brawlers Are Gone: The Evolution Of MMA

Today I woke up in my good friend Ryan's basement. I had been in a sleeping bag when I went to bed the night before and had somehow ended up laying on top of it by the next morning. My shoulders and thighs were on fire. The night before my cousin Nick and I had grappled. I trained in jiu jitsu for a year when I was a freshman in high school and then sophomore didn't have time to anymore. But this year, my junior year, I've been able to start training again. I train a little bit in jiu jitsu, but for now I'm focusing mainly on Muay Thai which I've trained in for all three years of high school. My cousin has only recently started training in both the styles. The grappling match started out fast paced. Both of us immediately working for position. My cousin got my back and applied a rear naked choke. I was able to spin out of it and get the mount. He bucked me off and I ended up in side mount. I began working for an armbar. When I went for the submission, he immediately countered and ended up in ... (link)