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Submission wrestling, also known as submission grappling, submission fighting, or simply grappling, is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on ground fighting and submission techniques. It is a hybrid discipline that incorporates elements of various martial arts such as various wrestling styles , judo , and Brazilian jiu-jitsu .
Submissions are often indicated in grappling by tapping the opponent with the hand, or verbally submitting to the opponent or official. A submission, also called a "tap out" is a combat sports term for yielding to the opponent, resulting in an immediate defeat. A submission is often performed by visibly tapping the floor or opponent with the ...
James Smith (born September 2, 1977) is an American sports broadcaster and former mixed martial artist. He was the co-host of the television show Fight Quest , with Doug Anderson, on the Discovery Channel .
The ADCC World Championship is a submission grappling tournament held every two years, widely considered to be the most prestigious submission grappling tournament in the world. [3] The 2022 edition of the ADCC world championships attracted some of the most high-profile sponsors that the tournament has ever seen, most notably The Joe Rogan ...
[7] [8] Royler Gracie characterised this as the beginning of "the modern era of submission grappling". [9] Thousands of submission grappling tournaments around the world use elements of the ADCC format and rule structure. To date, the great majority of ADCC champions have been black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which has the most similar rules ...
Dean Richard Lister (born February 13, 1976) is a retired American mixed martial artist (MMA) and submission grappler.He is a 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt, [a] luta livre black belt, [3] and coach.
Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:15 Featherweight bout. Win 5–0 Chris McDaniel Submission (rear-naked choke) ShoFight: Branson Brawl May 9, 2015: 1 4:07 Branson, Missouri, United States Win 4–0 James Smith Submission (rear-naked choke) Victory FC 45 April 4, 2015: 1 2:30 Ralston, Nebraska, United States Return to Lightweight. Win 3–0 ...
David Avellan (born July 7, 1981) is an American former submission wrestler, professional mixed martial artist (MMA) and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner and coach. [ a ] A multiple times Grapplers Quest and NAGA champion, Avellan is an ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship medallist and the 2004 ADCC Superfight Champion.