Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares and the 50/50

[Jason Eisner]

Rousimar is a Brazilian Top Team BJJ Black Belt that has tallied 5 of his 8 submission victories by leg locks. Palhares is awesome at lower body submissions and he loves the 50/50.

On Ryan Hall's 50/50 Guard DVD set, he calls this set up used against Fabio "Negao" Nascimento the "Toquinho," Rousimar's nickname.

Here it is folks.

[Jared Gammel]

Mad respect for his fighting skills. Sucks that he has a history of not letting go of submissions. I understand his point about waiting until the ref stops the fight, but if a guy is tapping I can't support just breaking his knee because the ref is to slow.

I thought he should have had a much harsher suspension after his last UFC fight, considering his history.

I'd like to see him win tonight though.

[Griffin Lambert]

Fucking awesome setup, thanks Jason!

[Ryan Cook]

I disagree with that... just imagine heel hooking someone and they tap so that the ref doesn't see it. You let go and they pop up and get an easy pass. The refs need to be educated enough to know where possible submissions are and then anticipate the tap so that they can stop the fight.

[Lawrence Maffucci]

I disagree with that... just imagine heel hooking someone and they tap so that the ref doesn't see it. You let go and they pop up and get an easy pass. The refs need to be educated enough to know where possible submissions are and then anticipate the tap so that they can stop the fight.

that's what happend to Murilo Bustamante (palhares's instructor) and it was the best ref in the business. the rule at brazilian top team is, now you don't let go till they pull you off.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mul...content.9.html

[Jason Mallory]

Sweet transition. The broken knee sucks though.

[Jon Helton]

Awesome transition. Thanks Jason.

[John Roderick]

A couple things: in Palhares last fight before Nate, his opponent was wildly tapping and SCREAMING in pain and the ref was there trying to get separation and Palhares DIDN'T let go. That's blatant disrespect for the official and your opponent. His explanations don't ring true. I agree that you hold until you get the tap or the official pats you or pulls you off, but if you're REALLY high level, you know when you have something, and you SHOULD be able to maintain a level of control WITHOUT breaking a limb. I have no respect for guys like Palhares. From what I saw last night, he got schooled. Much respect to Nate for sniffing it out well.

[Jason Mallory]

+1

[Jared Gammel]

I could possibly see his logic in smaller events where people could possibly get away with a "fake tap". But in the UFC now days they can check replays instantly (i.e. silva vs. sonnen), making his actions unacceptable, in my opinion.

I would have banned him for a year minimum after his last fight (Drwal), personally.

Here's a write-up someone did on the history he has following his Drwal knee rip. Many of the vids are down, but you can note the opponents and try to find them hosted elsewhere. He has one RNC he holds way long and puts the guy out, as well as several other leg locks where he wrenches it hard post-tap.

http://www.cagepotato.com/rousimar-p...111-suspension