Jake Matthews gained’t get his loss overturned after submitting an enchantment with the Fight Sports activities Fee in Western Australia after falling to Neil Magny at UFC Perth in September.
On Wednesday, the Fight Sports activities Fee confirmed to MMA Combating that Matthews’ enchantment was denied after the referee in his struggle known as a cease to the motion late within the first spherical when he believed Magny was out from a guillotine choke submission. The referee finally made a mistake, and the struggle was restarted with Magny ultimately securing a brabo choke submission of his personal within the third spherical to get the victory over Matthews.
Instantly after the occasion was over, Matthews filed an enchantment, however the fee has now formally issued a denial and Magny’s win nonetheless stands.
“The choice made by the referee to award Neil Magny the win stands as remaining,” a Fight Sports activities Fee consultant mentioned in an announcement to MMA Combating. “In accordance with Unified Guidelines of MMA, a assessment of the choice can happen beneath the process of the regulatory authority –– on this case, the Fight Sport Fee of Western Australia (CSC).
“Below the CSC MMA Contest Guidelines 2019 a referee’s resolution is remaining except a mathematical error is recognized within the scorecard. As no mathematical error is current on this case, the choice is according to the competition guidelines.”
Appeals like this one have not often if ever resulted in any fee overturning a end result because of the discretion that lies with the referee’s name throughout a struggle.
Sadly, Matthews was probably combating a shedding battle together with his enchantment, however he nonetheless tried to overturn the end result after the mistaken stoppage in his struggle.
Now the choice is remaining with Magny scoring the submission win, and the loss standing on Matthews’ document.
