By the time I got around to watching Rousimar Palhares ’ submission victory in Saturday’s WSOF 9 headliner (via the magic of DVR), I’d already heard rumblings of another heel-hook controversy. So imagine my confusion when I turned on my TV, fast-forwarded to Palhares’s welterweight title fight with Steve Carl, and saw what looked like a pretty standard submission stoppage. Palhares latched himself to Carl’s leg, as he’s known to do, cranked for the submission, then stopped when referee Yves Lavigne put his hands on him.
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Nothing controversial about Palhares’ win, but image campaign just beginning – MMA Junkie