Mario Yamasaki admits that he could have stopped the UFC Belem co-main event a bit sooner, and the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission believes he most definitely should have.

Valentina Shevchenko mauled promotional newcomer Priscila Cachoeira for two rounds last Saturday, mercifully finishing the fight with under a minute to go in the round with a rear-naked choke. In a statement issued to MMA Fighting, CABMMA COO Cristiano Sampaio says he discussed the stoppage with Yamasaki directly afterwards.

Yamasaki told MMA Fighting in a separate statement on Monday night that he “allowed ‘Pedrita’ to be a warrior” in the bout, but Sampaio says that while “Cachoeira demonstrated toughness and heart during the two rounds, those are two attitudes that should not interfere or confuse the referee when it comes to stoppages.”

According to the commission, “it was clear that Priscilla could not defend herself efficiently nor technically.” Cachoeira, who suffered a serious knee injury in the early portion of the fight, made clear in a social media post that she would never give up on her own accord.

Check the full statement from the CABMMA official below.