technical submission

Forced concession hold

A technical submission is a victory in combat sports—particularly mixed martial arts and wrestling—when a referee stops the fight because a fighter cannot or will not tap out but is clearly caught in a submission hold.

The referee intervenes to prevent injury when a fighter loses consciousness, suffers a visible joint injury, or is unable to defend themselves: He won by technical submission after his opponent went limp in the choke.

Related

guard · chokehold · guillotine choke · armbar · triangle choke · proposal · bid · documentation · requirement · draft · specification · formal · tactical withdrawal · strategic retreat · acquiescence · deference · capitulation · compliance

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method of victory in combat sports

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Settled course of action

unanimous decision · going the distance · split decision · no contest · draw

manner of fight conclusion

technical submissiongoing the distance

Completing the full effort

tap out · submission · voluntary surrender · giving up · quitting

Family

technical, submission, technique, techniques, technically, technicality, technicalities, technician, technicians

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