Jason Herzog recognizes Cejudo that he should have taken a point from Song

Henry Cejudo Confronted referee Jason Herzog above the eyes, controversy poke in his loss to Yadong song.

CEJODO (16-5 mma, 10-5 UFC) lost a The technical decision At Song (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC) in UFC Fight Night 252 the main event at Clime Pledge Arena. Cejudo was stuck in the eye towards the end of round 3, but chose to finish the round after taking the five full minutes to try to recover.

However, by the end of the 3rd round, Cejudo said he could not see, and the fight went to the judges’ scores, where Song received the win. Cejudo made Herzog to discuss his dissatisfaction with the way he managed the situation.

“When I threw myself, Jason, one, you didn’t take a point,” said Cejudo. YouTube channel. “And then two, when I took the break for five minutes and ended up returning to the actual fight, I was not yet recovered, but that guy still came here (with his fingers outside) and you did nothing.

“Fortunately, I couldn’t see, or at least I saw four arms, but you never warned him or you never took a point. Jason, Bisping lost one eye because of it. Again, Jason, I respect your job. What do I try to do is, how can we make this sport better? Dana White thinks I went out. Dana White thinks I wanted when I still see blurred right now. “

Herzog acknowledged that he should have taken a point from Song.

“Ask me about deducting the point and I agree,” Herzog replied. “Let’s say we took the deduction of the point so we can play that. So I have the idea, you have deduction. I do not say that you are wrong that you have taken the idea and that you have no idea, because, as I have reviewed it a few times, I lean towards yes, you should definitely have a point.

“I will give you my perspective at this time and then just to hear it and I do not try to say that it is fair or wrong. I have heard you now and I completely agree. Especially after that, when he came out with this kind (stretched), why didn’t you stop him and took an immediate point and I think this is a very valid critic and an adjustment that I probably should have done. I think this is a correct point. “

CEJODO raised the question that Herzog passed over the rules with him before the fight, but did not end the song.

“Say these rules behind Jason and I think that’s what I go, you have done this specifically (your fingers), everything you told me happened and there’s no point in being taken,” said Cejudo. “I showed the biggest b*tch on the ground. … I have a loss in my record, Jason, because you didn’t make the correct call and that cheats me a little. “

CEJODO believed that Herzog would have taken a point away from Song, the fight would have been sentenced to a majority draw after going to the judges’ scores. However, Herzog explained that if he had deducted a point in Song, and Cejudo could not continue to fight after Round 3, he would have lost by TKO.

So, in retrospect, Herzog was trying to give her the best scenario.

“Again, I try to keep you in fighting is my goal at this time,” Herzog said. “How do I keep this man in the fight, how do I leave him to compete? The criticism I hear is valid: “Why didn’t you take a point?” Well, then you enter this, “then it would have been a draw.” That “it would have been a draw” does not exist. Then it would have been a tko loss. This is the own argument -zis. It would have been a TKO loss, because Henry Cejudo could not continue to fight. “

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