Rape Choke

The Rape Choke is an "informal" mixed martial arts slang term used to describe the hand position of a fighter in top position, in which the dominant fighter, most often while in the mount, places one hand, palm outward, over the defensive fighter's throat. It is, however, against most MMA rules to actually "choke" the fighter from this position, and this hold is used more to aim strikes to the head than to actually choke. This term gained attention when Joe Rogan used it on April 2, 2008 during the Matt Hamill vs. Tim Boetsch fight, to describe Hamill's mount position just prior to the finish of the match. More recently the technique was used by Wanderlei Silva against Keith Jardine. Matt Hughes also used the Rape Choke to great effect in his second match with Frank Trigg.