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UFC - Mixed Martial Arts terms Category: Sport and Leisure > Ultimate Fighting Championship Date & country: 09/03/2016, USA Words: 128

Sprawl and Brawl
A term used to describe a fighter who avoids takedowns and likes to stand and strike.

Sprawl
A defensive grappling technique used to avoid a double or single leg takedown by throwing your legs behind you and dropping your weight on top of the attacker.

Stalemate
When two fighters cannot advance position or gain success in a sustained grappling position.

Submission
The act of utilizing a grappling technique to force an opponent to concede defeat via tapout or other means.

Superman Punch
An elaborate strike set up by first faking a kick and then immediately following through with a punch. The created momentum drives the attacker's body forward and into the air, which helps cover distance quickly.

Suplex
An amateur wrestling throw commonly obtained through a bodylock position from an opponent's back .The aggressor uses the bodylock to lift their opponent up and over in a back arching motion so that the opponent lands on their shoulder blade area.

Sweep
In a grappling confrontation, this is the process of manoeuvring from a disadvantageous position beneath your opponent to a more advantageous position on top of them.

Tae Kwon Do
A Korean martial striking art that heavily emphasizes flexibility and kicking.

Takedown
Any way by which an attacker can bring their opponent to the ground with a grappling maneuver

Tapout
The act of a struggling competitor signaling to the referee, usually by quickly tapping three times on the mat or opponent, that they give up and concede defeat.

Technical Knockout
A term used to describe the reason for a bout's conclusion, either because the referee, fighter, or physician determines a combatant is unable to safely continue a bout.

Teep
A type of Muay Thai style front kick, also known as the 'push kick'.

Thai Plum
Also known as a 'collar tie up', this is a clinch commonly used in Muay Thai competition, where the attacker's hand hooks their opponent's neck and the forearm runs down the inside of the chest. The other hand can then also attack the other side of the opponent's neck, locking the hands, controlling movement and delivering knee strikes.

Throw
The act of pulling an opponent up off their feet and then throwing them into the air with some amplitude.

TKO
The abbreviation for Technical Knock Out.

Toe Hold
A footlock submission that involves one hand cupping the top of the foot and toes, while the other hand grabs the wrist of the attacking hand, using the forearm as a fulcrum on the opponent's calf to create pressure.

Triangle Choke
A submission hold where the attacker uses their own legs to isolate and squeeze the neck and one arm of an opponent, commonly performed from the guard position.

Turtle
The act of balling up on elbows and knees in a grounded position, in order to prevent an opponent landing strikes of getting their hooks in.

Two on One
when one fighter grips their opponent's forearm/wrist area with two hands.

Unified Rules
A set of rules recognized worldwide by athletic commissions as the standard by which professional mixed martial arts are governed.

Underhook
When an attacker in a clinch situation puts his/her arm under their opponent's arm and tries to grip the shoulder or back to gain control. Double underhooks enable greater control and will also set up a throw. Obtaining an underhook while on the bottom of a grounded position allows a fighter to rise to their feet with more ease.

Uppercut
A power punch delivered in a circular fashion, rising up from underneath and targeting the opponent's chin. It is especially useful against an opponent who leans in or someone significantly shorter.

Welterweight
A weight-class where competitors range from 156 lbs (70.7 kg) and 170 lbs (77.1 kg) in weight.

Weight-Classes
A set of divisions by which mixed martial arts divides competitors up by weight.

Whizzer
Also known as an overhook, this move is performed in a clinch or tie-up position by placing an arm over the opponent's arm and then burying the hand in their chest or ribcage. The initiator will then usually move out to that side so that both torsos are facing the same relative direction.

Wrestling
The generic term used for any of a variety or grappling disciplines that don't necessarily incorporate submissions.

D’arce Choke
A choke named after grappler Joe D'Arce, who commonly used the technique in competition. It is also sometimes referred to as a Brabo choke. This is a variation of a front headlock arm-triangle choke and requires a fighter's attacking arm being pushed through their opponent's armpit and across their neck, before grabbing the bicep of the other arm, thus forming a connection and choke.

X-Guard
A variation of the open guard, this is where the fighter in the disadvantageous bottom position attacks the leg of their standing opponent with their own legs, thus creating an entanglement and allowing the possibility for submissions and sweeps.