The old fighting adage is to not stop fighting until the referee stops you. That was a critical mistake made by both the referee and James Ploss during a 2017 fight against Caleb Austin at New England Fights 28: Invincible. Ploss sank in a guillotine choke on Austin, who proceeded to tap – but the referee didn’t see it. Instead of continuing the choke, Ploss let go, assuming the fight was over. Austin capitalized and jumped into mount. Austin worked for a rear-naked choke, and Ploss momentarily escaped and turned to his stomach.
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Referee misses tap, fighters stop, outcome changes. But who’s at fault for blunder? – MMA Junkie