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A submission (depending on the context also referred to as a "tap out" or "tapping out") is a combat sports term for yielding to the opponent, and hence resulting in an immediate defeat. The submission is commonly performed by clearly tapping the floor or the opponent with the hand or sometimes with the foot, to signal the opponent and possibly the referee of the submission.






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A submission (depending on the context also referred to as a "tap out" or "tapping out") is a combat sports term for yielding to the opponent, and hence resulting in an immediate defeat. The submission is commonly performed by clearly tapping the floor or the opponent with the hand or sometimes with the foot, to signal the opponent and possibly the referee of the submission. The submission can also be verbal, during which the fighter verbally informs that he is giving up. In some combative sports where the fighter has cornermen
Cornerman

A cornerman, or simply corner, is a combat sports term for a coach or team mate assisting a fighter during the length of a bout. The cornerman remains outside the combat area during the fight, but in proximity, and can assist the fighter through instruction....
, the corner can also stop the fight by "throwing in the towel", which may count as a submission.

Causes of submissions

Depending on the combat sport, submissions usually occur when:
  • The fighter has suffered an injury and decides not to continue.
Example: The corner throws in the towel during the break between rounds in boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
 when the fighter has suffered a broken rib
Rib

In vertebrate anatomy, ribs are the long curved bones which form the ribcage. In most vertebrates, ribs surround the chest and protect the lungs, heart, and other internal Organ s of the thorax....
.
  • The fighter is put in a pinning hold
    Grappling hold

    A grappling hold is a grappling, wrestling, judo or other martial arts term for a specific grip that is applied to an opponent. Holds are principally used to control the opponent, and to advance in points or grappling position....
     and cannot escape.
Example: The fighter submits in judo
Judo

, meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either Throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling manoeuvre, or force an opponent...
 sparring matches when he is put in an inescapable pinning hold
Grappling hold

A grappling hold is a grappling, wrestling, judo or other martial arts term for a specific grip that is applied to an opponent. Holds are principally used to control the opponent, and to advance in points or grappling position....
 such as the Kata-Gatame
Kata-Gatame

Kata-Gatame is one of the seven mat holds, Judo Lists#Osaekomi-waza, of Kodokan Judo.It is also one of the 25 techniques of Danzan Ryu's constriction arts,...
.
  • The fighter is put in a submission hold
    Grappling hold

    A grappling hold is a grappling, wrestling, judo or other martial arts term for a specific grip that is applied to an opponent. Holds are principally used to control the opponent, and to advance in points or grappling position....
    , and submits because the pain
    Pain

    Pain, in the sense of physical pain, is a typical sensory experience that may be described as the unpleasant awareness of a noxious stimulus or bodily harm....
     is too intense, or to avoid injury or losing consciousness.
Example: The fighter is put in an keylock or an armbar in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
  • The opponent is effectively and overwhelmingly striking
    Strike (attack)

    A strike is an attack with an inanimate object, such as a weapon, or with a part of the human body intended to cause an effect upon an opponent or to simply cause harm to an opponent....
    , and the fighter submits to avoid being knocked out
    Knockout

    A knockout is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving strike ....
     or injured.
Example: The fighter has been mounted
Mount (grappling)

The mount or mounted position is a grappling position#Ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head....
 by the opponent in a mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts is a Contact sport combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions....
 competition, and is subject to overwhelming ground and pound
Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts is a Contact sport combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions....
.


Technical submission

A technical submission may occur when the referee or doctor stops the fight because a fighter has sustained an injury or becomes unconscious while in a submission hold. An example would be a fighter's arm breaking in an armbar, or a fighter passing out in a choke hold. In both cases the fighter refuses to tap and an official decides that the fighter can not safely continue to fight. Such a match outcome may be called a technical submission or a technical knockout (TKO) depending on the rules of combat used for the match.

See also

Submission hold
Grappling hold

A grappling hold is a grappling, wrestling, judo or other martial arts term for a specific grip that is applied to an opponent. Holds are principally used to control the opponent, and to advance in points or grappling position....
 Submission wrestling
Submission wrestling

Submission wrestling is a formula of competition and a general term describing the aspect of martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch fighting and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission using grappling hold#Submission hold....