Brazilian jiu-jitsu champ chokes out and pins down attacker inside Auckland cafe

An American tourist in New Zealand took matters into his own hands after he was chased and attacked on the streets of Auckland.

An American black belt master has posted footage online showing the moment he choked out and held down an attacker inside an Auckland cafe.

Chris Bower was out for a stroll around the New Zealand city when he claims he was approached from behind by a man.

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The Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion said the man had aggressively demanded money from him for his son with Bower backing up trying to de-escalate the situation.

As Bower attempted to walk away, the man in question wasn’t done and continued his pursuit as the American began to jog away.

As the foot pursuit continued, Bower asked members of the public for help and for somebody to call the police but no response from those nearby was forthcoming.

After more than a kilometre, the American ducked inside a cafe hoping it would deter his attacker and would allow him to seek the help he’d been asking for.

But moments after he entered the cafe so to do his attacker and that’s when Bower decided to flip the script on him.

The moment Bower took his back.

Bower holding down the attacker until police arrived.

In footage posted to his social media accounts, Bower’s detailed the moment and what unfolded as the two men tangled on the floor of the cafe.

“After a 23 hour flight to Auckland, New Zealand, I decided to walk the city,” he wrote in the caption for the video.

“A deranged lunatic charged towards me demanding my money. Not knowing if he had a weapon, I backed away to create space. He started to chase after me. I asked many bystanders, hotel, staff, and bus driver to call Police as some man was chasing me trying to rob me. Everyone ignored me.

“I decided to enter @cafeatbayleys coffee shop to ask them to call the Police. They were the only people to help. The man followed me into the coffee shop and attacked me.

“I blast double legged him, secured top side control, took his back and then choked him unconscious with his flannel shirt.

“While he was unconscious, I placed him into the top mount position until the Police arrived. Many bystanders initially tried to pull me off the man.

“You will hear me telling them ‘I’m a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, I’m a trained fighter, I have control of the situation’.”

Bower was in NZ for a competition

Auckland police confirmed the 45-year-old man had been arrested with no charges being laid from the incident.

“Once our staff arrived at the scene, they arrested the 45-year-old man. On reviewing the incident, no charges have been laid but the man was referred to appropriate agencies for assessment,” a police statement read.

“Fortunately, on this occasion no one sustained injuries as a result of the incident. Our advice to the general public is always to not take matters into your own hands. We recommend people seek assistance where possible and contact 111.”

Bower was in Auckland to compete in the AJP Tour New Zealand National Championships wrestling competition.

Shortly after the ordeal had taken place he lined up to compete and ended up walking away with the gold medal in the middleweight division.