WSOF 22 Results: Rousimar Palhares Causes Yet Another Controversy

World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 22 went down tonight (August 1, 2015) from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares put his belt on the line against UFC veteran Jake Shields in the bad blood-fueled main event. Not surprisingly, Palhares locked on a kimura to earn an agonizing submission win in the third round, but once again he also caused more controversy by seemingly holding onto the hold for too long. He also repeatedly poked Shields in the eyes in the second round, prompting a warning from referee Steve Mazzagatti.

Check out Palhares’ latest controversy-laden victory curtesy of Zombie Prophet below:

Bantamweight champ Marlon Moraes took on an opponent of his own namesake in touted undefeated prospect Shaymon Moraes. The older champion gave the younger Moraes a lesson to remember, battering him with a series of third round shots before locking on a vicious rear-naked choke to earn the tap.

In other action, Clifford Starks outlasted Mike Kyle, and UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov’s brother Abubaker Nurmagomedov beat Jorge Moreno by unanimous decisions for a successful WSOF debut.

Full WSOF 22 results are as follows:

Main card:

Rousimar Palhares def. Jake Shields via submission (kimura) at 2:02 of R3

Marlon Moraes def. Sheymon Moraes via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:46 of R3

Clifford Starks def. Mike Kyle via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Abubaker Nurmagomedov def. Jorge Moreno via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

Islam Mamedov def Jimmy Spicuzza via TKO (punches) at 4:47 of R1

Preliminary card:

Jake Heun def. Davin Clark via submission (arm triangle choke) at 2:46 of R3

Donovan Frelow def. Carlos Garcia via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:49 of R1

Marco Simmons def. Jimmy Jones via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:23 of R1

Cory Hendricks def. Julio Hinojosa via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:08 of R1

Gil Guardado def. Pete Martin via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:31 of R1