{"id":816173,"date":"2026-07-21T10:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/816173\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:46:15","slug":"video-amateur-fighter-secures-incredible-buggy-choke-in-california-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/816173\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Amateur fighter secures incredible buggy choke in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 20, 2026, 8:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Brendan Farnsworth has a highlight for the ages \u2013 and he hasn&#8217;t even hit the pros yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A beautiful finish is a beautiful finish regardless of the competitive level it takes place at. Regional MMA is full of them \u2013 it&#8217;s a big part of the fun. But even then, there aren&#8217;t a whole lot of buggy chokes. Saturday at UNF 34 in Commerce, Calif., lightweight Brendan Farnsworth pulled off as slick a grappling manuever as you&#8217;ll see en route to an amateur title victory over previously unbeaten Rafayel Ktikyan.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em_ig_bl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Da9a3cbutQD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" aria-label=\"view Instagram post: \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Farnsworth, 26, moved to 6-1 as an amateur. Fighters should never rush themselves, but you have to wonder if there&#8217;d be a better time to enter the professional ranks, given the level of momentum after beating another reputable guy in a difficult regional circuit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But if the MMA gods say another buggy choke or two is needed first, we, the viewers, must partake in enjoying them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/blue-corner\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Corner<\/a>\u00a0is MMA Junkie&#8217;s blog space. If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, that&#8217;s on you.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784630775_923_90926797007-hnnx-4-n-1-wiaes-mz-7.jpeg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"July 20, 2026, 8:30 p.m. ET Brendan Farnsworth has a highlight for the ages \u2013 and he hasn&#8217;t&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":816174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[159202,49,48,641,638,241803,82,163937,163938,159097,159087,159096,159095,159089,159085],"class_list":["post-816173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-accessfree","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sourcemma-junkie","tag-sports","tag-sstssportsmmablue-corner","tag-sstsnblue-corner","tag-taglocal-affiliate-arts-entertainment","tag-tagmartial-arts","tag-tagonline-video","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-tagsports-news","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}