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View from The Hawks Nest An event review from a fan's perspective By Matthew “MMAHAWK” Hawkins Eddie Bravo Invitational 13 The Lightweights All Photos by Matthew Hawkins Follow @MMAHAWK21 On Sunday October 22nd the thirteenth edition of the Eddie Bravo Invitational took place. The site for the action would again be the Orpheum theater in downtown Los Angeles. The show was set to showcase the lightweight division (155lbs) under classic EBI tournament rules. A 16 man elimination tournament as well as a four man tournament in the welterweight division (170lbs) held under the rules of Combat Jiu Jitsu (CJJ). Under those rules palm strikes are allowed to be thrown by competitors when the action hits the mat. As a result those bouts are regulated by CAMO (California Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Organization) due to the legal strikes taking place. So the stage was set for a great night of grappling action and this time, we had the ultimate view for the Hawks Nest. ...

Remember Rousimar Palhares? He's fought in the UFC and WSOF and was suspended from both promotions for holding on to submissions too long. He has a long track record of doing that and has drawn ire in the Jiu-Jitso world too before he competed in MMA. However, with his options limited he will be facing Gary Tonon at Polaris in April according to their Facebook post. Both men are known for their leg locks and Tonon has faced MMA fighters with that claim before and submitted them. See the details in the post below: Hide yo legs, hide yo ankles...Garry "The Lion Killer" Tonon x Rousimar Palhares is going down at Polaris Pro 3, which... Posted by Polaris Professional Jiu Jitsu Invitational on  Friday, February 5, 2016