Weirdest tap out moments. (Misunderstood, not acknowledged, immediately denied etc.)

[WeirdFacts]

Let's talk about and post gifs/links to the weirdest tap out moments we can remember. They happen every now and then, someone doesn't tap out properly, maybe the taps are too light or too few and fighter A thinks he won, only to have fighter B immediately continue fighting once he loosens his grip because the referee didn't count it as a tap yet.

I think there are a few categories of this:
1. The unseen: legitimately wanting to tap out but the ref doesn't see it and the submission goes too far
2. The second wind: tapping out so lightly/with few taps that the other fighter thinks he won but the ref never stopped the fight, causing the "winner" to lose a good position. Or the ref believing that the fighter never tapped after stopping the fight. See this video
3. The accident: tapping out accidentally with taps too similar to those of "I want to tap out" and losing the fight because the ref misread it.
4. Immobilized: not being able to tap out because of awkward hand positions
5. Ref thinking the other guy has passed out and stops the fight prematurely. See this post
6. The unexplicable: tap out for no apparent reason, later to be explained by the fighter. See this post

I hope some of you remember some situations that fit those categories, I remember not too long ago seeing in the UFC or in the Ultimate Fighter someone (in my opinion) tapping out, having the opponent loosen his grip only to find out the fight continues because the ref didn't stop it.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Sage half guard neck pressure tap

 

[RiotWyatt]

Matt Lindland tapped to Bustamante and denied it when Murilo released the hold.

The referee believed Matt so he made them continue fighting. Murilo made him tap again.

 

[Readybodisready]

Most known example is that cheeky little Chael doing this which ruined Anderson's celebration and Joe/Mike properly calling the ending of the fight(that happened in the rematch too btw).

 

[Dart Feld]

Ok, not a tap out but Mike King went unconscious ridiculously fast from the time the sub was actually locked in.

 

[Rondas Pillow]

Sonnen tapping to Silva and then wanting to continue.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Joe B tapping out Elliott.

 

[Jkaylor]

Super weird cuz so fast

 

[Uncommon Valor]

Hendricks/GSP.

 

[Dart Feld]

There's the whole Dober/Silva debacle where there was clearly no tap but Leandro BS'd his way to a sub win. Thankfully later overturned.

 

[Rondas Pillow]

I seem to remember Royce holding submissions a long time, because people would deny they tapped. I guess back then people weren't familiar with all the submissions.

I think Shamrock tried to say he didn't tap to him.

 

[WeirdFacts]

Joe B tapping out Elliott.

Is this the "immobilized tap"?

 

[Rondas Pillow]

Is this the "immobilized tap"?

Yes, his hands are positioned where he is tapping himself.

 

[Rondas Pillow]

Is this the "immobilized tap"?

In case you didn't know - typically in those situations you are left with verbal tap or with your feet. With the choke, he had to do it with his feet. Big John was not paying attention or something.

 

[KhabibTheBeagle]

Galvao subbed Joe Warren because Warren screamed out in pain at the kneebar.

 

[KhabibTheBeagle]

There's the whole Dober/Silva debacle where there was clearly no tap but Leandro BS'd his way to a sub win. Thankfully later overturned.

Came here just to post that.

Still not over it, so I enjoy seeing Buscape lose.

 

[Hardkore]

Joe B tapping out Elliott.

You beat me to it!

 

[WeirdFacts]

In case you didn't know - typically in those situations you are left with verbal tap or with your feet. With the choke, he had to do it with his feet. Big John was not paying attention or something.

Yeah, I was thinking along the lines of chokes where you can't really yell "TAP TAP TAP" or something. Tapping with feet while having someone anaconda wrap himself on you while choking you must be quite difficult to do too, at least in the manner of it being clear. The leg tapping would be easy to claim "I wasn't tapping" afterwards I think. He could say he was trying to create movement to free his hands and wasn't tapping.

 

[KhabibTheBeagle]

Matt Lindland tapped to Bustamante and denied it when Murilo released the hold.

The referee believed Matt so he made them continue fighting. Murilo made him tap again.

Bustamante deserves two wins on his record for that. Tapped him twice in one fight, with two different techniques.

 

[Pre USADA]

I don't have the gif...but remember sonnen complaining when he tapped out?


I remember Rogan saying "OMG whats going on, not like this not like this" or something like that.