This is another story in the "Robbers In The Wrong Place, At The Wrong Time" category. This past Friday in Los Angeles, Luis Rosales walked into a Comfort Inn and police say he pulled a gun on the clerk.
What Rosales didn't know is that two mixed martial arts fighters were in town for the World Jiu-Jitsue No-Gi Championship in Long Beach.
A figure-four body lock and a rear naked choke later, Rosales was subdued and waiting for the cops.
Here's KABC's report:
And here's the security video released by the Los Angeles Police Department:
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