Palhares/Drawl stoppage (Spoilers)**

Funny how we all wanted GSP to break Hardy's arm, and yet Palhares is viewed by many as going to far with his sub.   

Oh I know they were different situations completely, I just found it somewhat funny that one guy went too far and another didn't go far enough and everyone (myself included) is kinda opposed to both outcomes.

I think Palhares absolutely should hold on to the submission until the ref stops the fight.  The only thing I think Palhares should have done is looked up when he felt the tap.  That way he's ready to release as soon as he feels the ref's hands on him.

Rogan made it out to be a long time.  I think if you put a stop watch on it it would actually be less than a half second after the ref got there (not the tap - the ref stoppage).  He's got no business releasing the hold before then.

The worst ever case of an early submission release happened in UFC 37... Matt Lindland vs Murilo Bustamante.  Bustamante had an armbar fully locked in during the first round.  As soon as it happened, Big John jumped in actually put his hands on Murilo to pull him off.  Murilo released the hold... Lindland complained that he never tapped and Big John had to call a timeout to explain that he didn't mean to stop it.  Lucky Bustamante submitted him again in the 2nd, so it worked out fine...  The lesson there is, don't release the hold until you're sure the ref is stopping the fight.

Didn't C.B. Dollaway also get away with a pseudo-tap once?  He started tapping, guy released and then C.B. kept fighting?

Also, I'm pretty sure 90 days suspension is only window dressing.  These guys rarely fight more than 4 times a year.

I actually didnt think that there was anything wrong with it until Rogan started making such a fuss about it, then I saw the replay but it didnt look like he did it on purpose it was like he saw the tap and he didnt pay much attention to it he just waited until the ref stepped it.

I actually like Palhares in my opinion that was a sick sub, he looks freakishly strong with a good chin (remember the Hendo fight), the biggest holes that I c on this guy is definitely his striking, but more than anything his gas tank, if he can at least improve his cardio I think it should be interesting seeing him escalate the ranks of the UFC.

Unless you know a thing or two about Jiu Jitsu, you won't know why this is a huge problem.  Babalu locked on a choke and choked him out.  Big deal, he woke up and walked out of the octagon.  Luckily Drawl was as lucky.  Heel hooks are the most dangerous submission in grappling.  Palhares knew that.  That's why they are illegal in most grappling tournaments. I think it's crap if you're going to try to defend this guy when he could have ended Drawl's career.  His ankle, knee, and hip could be jacked from this.  He walked away but I think that was a dick and lame move by Palhares.  The guy screams in pain and taps, and Palhares is waiting for the ref to stop it?  Doesn't make much sense.

Exactly.

There's a difference between holding a submission and continuing to crank it.  He CLEARLY had it tight, and could have STOPPED TWISTING and STILL would have had enough pressure on the joint where Drwal would have KEPT TAPPING and not been able to get out.

Instead, he KEPT TWISTING. 

That's just wrong. Anyone who's ever been on either end of and ankle lock like that knows when you start tapping, that's it, and even a LITTLE bit more of a tweak means SERIOUS injury. 

That was TOTALLY uncalled for.