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 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 corner-persons, the corner can also stop the fight by "throwing in the towel", which may count as a submission. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A football (soccer) player is cautioned by a referee A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ... Broadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. ... A corner-person(also known as a corner-man or simply corner) is a martial arts and combat sports term for a coach or team mate assisting a fighter during the length of a bout. ...

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 when the fighter has suffered a broken rib.

• The fighter is put in a pinning hold and cannot escape.

Example: The fighter submits in judo sparring maches when he is put in an inescapable pin hold such as the kata gatame.

• The fighter is put in a submission hold, and submits to avoid injury or losing consciousness.

Example: The fighter is put in an armbar or rear naked choke in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

• The opponent is clearly superior, and the fighter wants to avoid disgrace or possible damage or injury.
• The opponent is effectively and overwhelmingly striking, and the fighter submits to avoid being knocked out or injured.

Example: The fighter has been mounted by the opponent in a mixed martial arts competition such as the UFC, and is subject to overwhelming ground and pound.

Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical. ... Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano at Madison Square Garden, 1951 Julio Cesar Chavez and Ivan Robinson at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles, 2005 Amir Khan of Britain and Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa of Cuba at the Athens Olympics, 2004 Boxing, also called pugilism or prizefighting, is a sport where two... The human rib cage. ... A pinning hold is a general grappling term for a hold used in ground fighting which is aimed at exerting superior control over an opponent and pinning the opponent to the ground. ... Judo (Japanese: 柔道 JÅ«dō; gentle way) is a martial art,sport, and philosophy originated in Japan. ... For the band, see Submission Hold (band) In grappling martial arts, submission hold is the general term for techniques used with the purpose of forcing an opponent to tap out, or quit, due to extreme pain and/or fear of injury. ... Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise such key features as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and ones environment. ... The armbar is a joint lock technique in martial arts which attacks the opponents arm. ... The rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponents back. ... Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a sophisticated extension of pre-1925 Kodokan Judo (known then as ju-jitsu). ... Knockout (K.O.), or simply knock, is a winning criterion of many ring sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others. ... A mount is a position in grappling, where one combatant sits on the chest of another. ... Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing a wide variety of permitted martial arts techniques, including striking and grappling. ... UFC is a TLA that can stand for Ultimate Fighting Championship Umeå FC This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This is a reference to the tactic in Mixed Martial Arts or in fighting in general of taking an opponent to the ground by a takedown, throw or tackle, then striking the opponent while they are on the ground, pinned under the attacker. ...

See also

• Submission hold
• Submission wrestling