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Joe Son lost by submission (terror) to Joe Moreira lol.

Joe Son lost by submission (terror) to Joe Moreira lol.
So I was walking the dog the other night and started a list of rare mma submissions and was wondering if anybody wanted to help me expand/correct it
I'm not including standard versions of things like straight armbars, triangles, anaconda/brabos, guillotines, RNCs, arm triangles or heel hooks. I will include some of the preceding subs if they are applied with an interesting setup like a flying armbar...
I don't really have any criteria for submissions to qualify as rare, except for them not appearing on the list above. Not looking at any numbers/stats to help decide what's what...
these can be subs that might have not actually happened yet in mma competition, but are theoretically possible as outcomes in an mma fight, eg no collar chokes or w/e. Also includes some subs that might not still be legal in modern competition.
I'm not a bjj practitioner btw, as some of you might be able to tell. I just find submissions in general to be fascinating. Please correct me where I inevitably get things wrong
here's what I've got so far, with gifs when I can find em↓
Calf/Bicep Slicer
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Ezekiel Choke
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Ninja Choke (power Guillotine?)
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Gogoplata
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Omoplata
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Pillory Choke
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Twister
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Electric Chair
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Banana Split
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Scarfhold arm/headlock
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Front Chancery
North-South Choke
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Peruvian Necktie
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Japanese Necktie
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Flying Armbar/Triangle
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Reverse Triangle
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pt. 2 to come
Speaking of this one... has anyone ever seen someone literally shit themselves in BJJ? Or better yet did you shit yourself?
Was Tim Sylvia in a sub attempt (guillotine maybe?) when he shit himself?
Yoel?
That chick who shit herself in a UFC fight?
what I am getting at is who is the first person to literally squeeze the the shit out of someone in a pro fight? I remember that poor fat bastard in a regional looking show who shit all over the place but I don’t think he was submitted, I think someone beat the shit out of him.
i have a distinct memory of Randleman screaming in pain, and (i think it was) Coleman yelling at him "don't worry it's just a pain sub, don't tap!" but for the life of me i cannot remember against who. maybe Shogun?
hold on, i'll be back in 10 minutes (just remembered i paid for fightpass a few months ago)
EDIT: i think i'm merging memories, because yes Randleman was screaming in pain, but i didn't see anyone (e.g. Coleman) telling him "don't worry it's just a pain move".
anyway, it's a great addition, simply because Randleman's leg is taco'd against his body:
hahahahah they banned this move after Erickson did it. NO ONE ESCAPES THE THROAT CRUSH
Isn't screaming in pain taken as a verbal submission anyway? So saying "don't tap it's just a pain sub" doesn't even make sense if the guy is already screaming in painI dont think Coleman would have said that. Only an idiot would think that about a Kneebar.
The thing is Randleman had submitted animal urine for his drug test in this fight (which was later found out of course),and I guess was trying to roid rage his way through this sub. Most people would realize its over and tap.
Some guy just pulled off a figure 4 ankle lock in Fury FC. Crazy!
Some guy just pulled off a figure 4 ankle lock in Fury FC. Crazy!
Well, to be fair, most people do. That's why it's so rare.The fact that people still don't know how to defend those baffles me
Right but still...just push in their headWell, to be fair, most people do. That's why it's so rare.
Some guy just pulled off a figure 4 ankle lock in Fury FC. Crazy!
What's this?
What's this?
From what fight?