Wow disgusted by the Molina vs Kirland stoppage

[ruthless rocco]

molina was on his feet before the corner entered the ring.
the 10 count ends when he stands up.
the bell had rung signaling the end of the round.
no foul. no DQ.

absolute bullshit call by ref & texas officials.

[Violent Demise]

I don't know, from the text of the rule ("If the contestant rises before the count of ten, the bell shall ring ending the round."), I think Molina's camp has the better argument. It doesn't matter if you call it a standing 8-count or, more properly, refer to it as a mandatory 8-count. Either way, per the rule, the bell should have been rung as soon as he got to his feet, ending the round, and permitting the corner to enter.

Exactly, the Texas rule states once the fighters on his feet the round should end. The ref was in the wrong for issuing the 8 count!

molina was on his feet before the corner entered the ring.
the 10 count ends when he stands up.
the bell had rung signaling the end of the round.
no foul. no DQ.

absolute bullshit call by ref & texas officials.

He was up before his corner entered the ring. You are correct. I just re-watched it again.

Apparently the rules about issuing the mandatory 8 when a fighter is dropped at the conclusion of a round vary from state to state. The rule about corner men entering the ring doesn't. It's pretty much the same every where. So with that said, I think blame falls on the corner more than on the ref.

[ruthless rocco]

I don't know, from the text of the rule ("If the contestant rises before the count of ten, the bell shall ring ending the round."), I think Molina's camp has the better argument. It doesn't matter if you call it a standing 8-count or, more properly, refer to it as a mandatory 8-count. Either way, per the rule, the bell should have been rung as soon as he got to his feet, ending the round, and permitting the corner to enter.

Exactly, the Texas rule states once the fighters on his feet the round should end. The ref was in the wrong for issuing the 8 count!

molina was on his feet before the corner entered the ring.
the 10 count ends when he stands up.
the bell had rung signaling the end of the round.
no foul. no DQ.

absolute bullshit call by ref & texas officials.

He was up before his corner entered the ring. You are correct. I just re-watched it again.

Apparently the rules about issuing the mandatory 8 when a fighter is dropped at the conclusion of a round vary from state to state. The rule about corner men entering the ring doesn't. It's pretty much the same every where. So with that said, I think blame falls on the corner more than on the ref.

that rule may be different from state to state... but it what happened was not against the rules in the state where the fight was taking place. so its irrelevant what the rules are elsewhere.
you can't DQ someone when no rule has been broken.

[Spicoli]

It was a garbage call. Bell sounded, fighter up, round over. Even worse than any type of dq was that ref had to be reminded...or I believe encouraged by some shouting member of the promotion and a judge, to make a call he had already delt with as he saw fit as the 3rd man. It was a bum call based purely on some incidental technicality and had it been Kirkland it would not have happened.

The irony of this particular commission "enforcing strict rules" is comedic theater as its the very same who in past two months has dropped the ball on post fight drug testing and repeatedly allowed fighters to blow off contracted weights anywhere from 2 to 22 lbs.

[Galaxy]

I don't know, from the text of the rule ("If the contestant rises before the count of ten, the bell shall ring ending the round."), I think Molina's camp has the better argument. It doesn't matter if you call it a standing 8-count or, more properly, refer to it as a mandatory 8-count. Either way, per the rule, the bell should have been rung as soon as he got to his feet, ending the round, and permitting the corner to enter.

Exactly, the Texas rule states once the fighters on his feet the round should end. The ref was in the wrong for issuing the 8 count!

molina was on his feet before the corner entered the ring.
the 10 count ends when he stands up.
the bell had rung signaling the end of the round.
no foul. no DQ.

absolute bullshit call by ref & texas officials.

He was up before his corner entered the ring. You are correct. I just re-watched it again.

Apparently the rules about issuing the mandatory 8 when a fighter is dropped at the conclusion of a round vary from state to state. The rule about corner men entering the ring doesn't. It's pretty much the same every where. So with that said, I think blame falls on the corner more than on the ref.

that rule may be different from state to state... but it what happened was not against the rules in the state where the fight was taking place. so its irrelevant what the rules are elsewhere.
you can't DQ someone when no rule has been broken.

Exactly!

The bell should have sounded again once Molina regained his feet. Officials error not Molinas corner

[Galaxy]

I don't know, from the text of the rule ("If the contestant rises before the count of ten, the bell shall ring ending the round."), I think Molina's camp has the better argument. It doesn't matter if you call it a standing 8-count or, more properly, refer to it as a mandatory 8-count. Either way, per the rule, the bell should have been rung as soon as he got to his feet, ending the round, and permitting the corner to enter.

Exactly, the Texas rule states once the fighters on his feet the round should end. The ref was in the wrong for issuing the 8 count!

molina was on his feet before the corner entered the ring.
the 10 count ends when he stands up.
the bell had rung signaling the end of the round.
no foul. no DQ.

absolute bullshit call by ref & texas officials.

He was up before his corner entered the ring. You are correct. I just re-watched it again.

Apparently the rules about issuing the mandatory 8 when a fighter is dropped at the conclusion of a round vary from state to state. The rule about corner men entering the ring doesn't. It's pretty much the same every where. So with that said, I think blame falls on the corner more than on the ref.

that rule may be different from state to state... but it what happened was not against the rules in the state where the fight was taking place. so its irrelevant what the rules are elsewhere.
you can't DQ someone when no rule has been broken.

Exactly!

The bell should have sounded again once Molina regained his feet, it's the officials fault not Molinas corners