Cornerman rushes in to rescue fighter locked in guillotine choke after referee's blunder

Talk about a crazy finish. This is a crazy finish.

At a Super Fight League event in India on Friday, a bout between Asha Roka and Hannah Kampf ended in the first round when a cornerman rushed into the cage to ensure the fight was stopped because of a referee’s blunder.

As you’ll see below, Roka locks in a tight guillotine choke from top position and proceeds to crank on Kampf’s neck. It appears the move puts Kampf to sleep almost immediately, but somehow the referee misses this. Perhaps that’s because Kampf’s limp left arm is propped up and flailing, which might’ve looked like she was still struggling to get free?

It took roughly 16 seconds from the time Kampf’s right arm appears to go limp until her corner steps in. That’s 16 seconds longer than was necessary for Kampf to be trapped in that choke, which is terrifying to think about.