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Originally Posted by Joemoplata 
I would take one down and establish the mount position quickly. From there, I would work him quickly to his stomach to get his back and roll him over. In that 10 seconds time frame I will over up to reduce the amount of strikes I would expect to take from the other guy.
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I've been forced to fight two attackers at the same time and grappling did play a part in my ability to survive it. Also, counter grappling skills helped. I believe I was also lucky that me actually fighting back suprised them and slowed down thier initial attack somewhat. I think leaving yourself open for strikes from one person is not an efficient means of defense against two people. 10 seconds is a very long time to take unmitigated punishment. I also don't believe going to the ground is the safest thing to do in such a situation. You might be forced to the ground, in which case you'd better know some ground fighting, but purposely going there seems to be putting yourself at a distinct disadvantage until you can get the first guy choked out.