Derek Chauvin Trial: MMA Fighter Asked Cops To Stop 'Blood Choke' On George Floyd

Opening arguments and testimony began Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin.

Donald Williams, a mixed martial artist took the stand on Monday and spoke about his experience with chokeholds as a MMA fighter.

Williams who was on his way to Cup Foods, where Floyd was arrested, testified that he encountered Floyd "pleading" for his life. The MMA fighter told the court he asked officers to stop the "blood choke," which is a form of chokehold that renders someone unconscious adding Chauvin was doing a "shimmy" to make the choke tighter.

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