Imma fan of this kid. He fights at 19 years of age against guys much older and much more experienced and knocks most of them out. Did he screw the pooch by using the rope defense? Not on purpose IMHO. Your statement that he attempted to "dive out hte ropes to avoid being subbed" is inaccurate. If you've ever been in a front guillotine you'd know that when your opponent pulls up and back you loose 80% of your guidance with your feet. In fact you try to hit your tippy-toes to relieve the strain on your neck while you try desperatly to get air and keep blood flow to your brain. When he got pushed into the ropes his legs were knocked out from under him and he just fell out. What you didn't mention though is that the kid didn't tap out. He kept trying to escape and would have to have been put to sleep before he would have tapped. Vitor tapped vs Overeem ... at the end of the clip you see Belfort tapping out.
Palasinski fought a clean fight and won round 1. Horodecki won round 2, and the third was a close but clear win for Horodecki. A draw at best for Palasinski.
