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Slowly lurching forward and grabbing for a leg with two hands is not an intelligent defense though. He's doing nothing to protect his head. If the fighter won't protect himself, the ref has toHe was going for a leg. Plenty of fighters have done that before and been allowed to continue.
Don't get me wrong, I think Cejudo would have definitely gone on to win. By stopping it too early it puts doubt in some people's minds and takes away from his victory.