Everyone loves a good knockout. It’s catchy, brutal and leaves you dropping your jaw in awe.

But submissions can achieve this feat too.

Case in point: Japanese mixed martial artist Rumina Sato’s flying arm bar submission win against Charles Diaz at the Shooto: Devilock Fighters 1999 event in Tokyo, Japan.

Pulling off an arm bar is no easy task at the professional level. Now, flying arm bars? They require highly developed skills, a lot of craftiness and insane timing and control. Very tricky to pull off.

What about SIX-second flying arm bars?

If you thought this is something impossible to do, Rumina Sato might have a thing or two to tell you.

His coming-out-of-nowhere, spectacular, insanely well-executed submission was truly a thing a beauty.

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Something we still have yet to see again in a professional mixed martial arts contest, and surely a guaranteed YouTube hit for years to come among martial arts enthusiasts.

About Rumina Sato:
Rumina Sato (born December 29, 1973) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Shooto organization. In the past he fought mostly in the 155lb. division, but has recently moved down to the 145lb. division.

Sato was primarily a grappler whose main strength was found in his offensive skills. He would attempt submissions relentlessly from unusual positions and entries, and was prone to try and often accomplish low percentage moves, among them flying holds, intricate leg locks, and several variations of triangle chokes, which he utilized to set up ground and pound and other submissions. Though later years showed a weakened chin as his main weak spot, Sato was also an aggressive striker, sometimes indulging in moves like spinning back fists and axe kicks. [Source: Wikipedia.com]