When a ref says "TEN!"

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It was a very close call, but on TV they slowed it down and showed that his knee was off the ground before the ref said 10.

I mean, let's all thing logically here. Everyone put one knee on the ground, and say out loud, "ten". As you start the word, lift your knee off of the ground. OMG, you managed to lift your knee off of the ground before you finished saying ten.

Also, a lot of times when someone is counted out the full 10 count, they are almost always visibly unable to get up. If a fighter is on one knee, waits for the 8 count, plus 9 and gets up at the last second, I think that unless the fighter struggles to get up, then you should let him continue. It was so close to the point where Cintron clearly was able to get up, and did so.

I do think it was controversial though, because the ref hesitated before he said 10, but what can you do?

the standard procedure is to be up by 8 and even if he did make the count why the hell didnt the ref ask him to come forward with his gloves up just to make sure he was ready to fight rather than chuck his arms in the air.

Cintron was far from out of it but rules are rules and that should of been that with kermit getting counted out through sheer stupidity

"the standard procedure is to be up by 8".. No.. There is a standing 8 count, meaning if you get knocked down and get up on your feet at 3, the ref still counts to 8. There is no standard procedure for WHEN you are supposed to get up. You just have to beat the 10 count.

It almost seemed the ref was confused as to why he wasn't getting up, which is probably why he hesitated before he said 10. Either way in slow motion, it showed he beat the count.

The thing that confused me was that Kellerman kept going on and on about Cintron's gloves being off the canvas before ten, and so the ref got the call right. Is there some rule that if the round ends you need only have your gloves off the canvas before ten to be considered "up"? If so, what the hell kind of rule is that? If not, what the hell was Kellerman talking about?

It seemed Kellerman originally thought that only Cintrons gloves were on the ground. But eventually, i remember him saying that "only the soles of your feet can be on the ground". Listen to it again, he corrects himself.