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UFC on Versus 4: Live Results and Commentary


FACT: At some point tonight, someone will refer to this man as “Kongo Slice”, and consider him/herself incredibly clever for doing so. Props: MMAJunkie.com.

The UFC will be holding its fourth installment of live MMA on Versus Network tonight at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, headlined by Nate Marquardt versus Anthony “Rumble” Johnson Pat Barry versus Cheick Kongo. Eh, what are you going to do? Plus, Rick Story and Charlie Brenneman battle for welterweight contendership, Matt Brown and John Howard more than likely fight for their jobs and Matt Mitrione squares off with Christian Morecraft.

The prelims are currently happening on Facebook now, so why not check them out? We’ll be here when you get back with live updates starting at 9 PM, ET. And yes, we know you’ll be back. It’s a Sunday night, now’s not the time to start acting like you have other plans. Refresh this page every few minutes for the latest results.


FACT: At some point tonight, someone will refer to this man as “Kongo Slice”, and consider him/herself incredibly clever for doing so. Props: MMAJunkie.com.

The UFC will be holding its fourth installment of live MMA on Versus Network tonight at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, headlined by Nate Marquardt versus Anthony “Rumble” Johnson Pat Barry versus Cheick Kongo. Eh, what are you going to do? Plus, Rick Story and Charlie Brenneman battle for welterweight contendership, Matt Brown and John Howard more than likely fight for their jobs and Matt Mitrione squares off with Christian Morecraft.

The prelims are currently happening on Facebook now, so why not check them out? We’ll be here when you get back with live updates starting at 9 PM, ET. And yes, we know you’ll be back. It’s a Sunday night, now’s not the time to start acting like you have other plans. Refresh this page every few minutes for the latest results.

Whoa. Technical difficulties in the house. Quick recap…

Matt Mitrione completely handled Chistian Morecraft standing, scoring two knockdowns in the first round; Morecraft was clearly flash-KO’d during the second knockdown, but he managed to regain his senses when Mitrione pounced on him, and held on to the end of the round. Mitrione showed more of the same striking dominance in the second frame. Aside from a successful Morecraft takedown, it was all Meathead, who battered Morecraft until a very impressive three-punch walk-off knockout.
Mitrione def. Morecraft via KO, 4:28 of round 2. Great performance.

– Matt Brown beats John Howard via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3) after a gritty grind of a fight that saw Howard opt for a (mostly ineffective) wrestling-based gameplan, and Brown win most of the standup and ground exchanges. Brown breaks his three-fight losing streak and saves his job.

Rick Story vs. Charlie Brenneman

Round 1: Brennerman comes forward to clinch, Story flips him to the mat, but Brenneman is quickly back on his feet. Brenneman separates and runs off to get some distance. Brenneman clinches. Story turns him against the fence and drops low, looking for a takedown. Brenneman defends and escapes. Now it’s Brenneman’s turn to shoot for a takedown. Story is briefly on the mat, but he recovers. Brenneman fires a straight right that lands flush, and immediately transitions into a takedown. Brenneman moves to side control. Story establishes guard and locks Brenneman down. Brenneman with punches to Story’s ribs. Story is content to just hang on while Brenneman racks up points. Brenneman shoulder-shrugs Story into the mat. Brenneman goes body/head from the top. Story does not get the standup he was looking for, and the round ends. 10-9 Brenneman.

Round 2: Brenneman gets a quick takedown. Story tries to scramble out, but Brenneman stay on him. Story grabs a guillotine and rolls to north/south on the bottom, but Brenneman escapes. Story flies forward with a knee that bounces off Brenneman’s chin. Brenneman swings a hook and comes in with another takedown that scores. Story works some rubber guard for a moment. Story heel-chopping Brenneman’s leg off his back. Story goes for a guillotine again. Brenneman tries to pass to side control but Story gets his guard back. Story loses the hold. Brenneman rides the round out on top. 10-9 for the Spaniard. Man, is Story’s six-fight win streak going to end like this?

Round 3: Both guys throwing uppercuts and looking for the takedown. Brenneman scores with the single leg. Story looking for a kimura. The referee breaks them and Joe Rogan blasts the standup. They start firing wild punches, and Brenneman grabs a leg in a scramble. Story manages to set up an inverted triangle. Brenneman lucks out when Story can’t finish it. But Story transitions to full mount and starts bouncing Brenneman’s head off the mat with short slams. Brenneman escapes and grabs Story’s legs. And that’s the fight. Wow. Nate Marquardt didn’t just fuck his own career, he fucked Story’s as well. And now Charlie Brenneman is a contender, I guess?

Charlie Brenneman def. Rick Story via unanimous deicision (29-28 x 3).

Cheick Kongo def. Pat Barry
Barry circles the Octagon, spitting water all over the mat. Kongo has Rampage Jackson with him for the walkout. Kongo has a 7.5-inch reach advantage, and a significant beard advantage. Big Dan Miragliotta whispers something to Pat Barry. Probably something like “watch your balls against this guy.” Pat Barry weighed in heavier, which is kind of crazy when you see them in the face-off.

Round 1: Barry with a leg kick. Barry shoots in, Kongo brushes him off and throws a leg kick. Hard leg kick from Kongo. And again. Ouch. More kicks from Kongo, and Barry is hesitant to return. Pat Barry throws a right hand that catches Kongo behind the ear and drops him. Barry fires down some ridiculous ground and pound, but Kongo stumbles to his feet. Barry overwhelms him with punches. Kongo somehow survives and escapes again. But he’s completely dazed. Barry comes in to finish the job, Kongo catches him with two hard right hands and Pat Barry is dead alseep.

Joe Rogan calls it the most amazing comeback he’s ever seen. Holy shit. Legendary.

A couple minutes later, Barry is still on his back. Hopefully he’s up by the time we return from commercial. Barry is on his feet for the result announcement. Kongo def. Barry via knockout, 2:39 of round 1.

UNDERCARD RESULTS

– Tyson Griffin def. Manny Gamburyan via majority decision (29–28 x 2, 29–29)
– Javier Vazquez def. Joe Stevenson via unanimous decision (30–27 x 2, 29–28)
– Joe Lauzon def. Curt Warburton via submission (kimura), 1:58 of round 1
– Rich Attonito def. Daniel Roberts via unanimous decision (29–27, 30–27, 29–28)
– Charles Oliveira def. Nik Lentz via submission (rear naked choke), 1:48 of round 2
– Ricardo Lamas def. Matt Grice via TKO, 4:41 of round 1
– Michael Johnson def. Edward Faaloloto via TKO, 4:42 of round 1

Kongo says he was never out, by the way. Likely story. Anyway, we’ll talk more tomorrow…

UFC on Versus 4 Bonuses: Cheick Kongo Knockout of Pat Barry Wins $50,000

Filed under: UFC, NewsMatt Mitrione’s three-punch knockout of Christian Morecraft looked like a sure-fire bonus winner. But Cheick Kongo had a little something to say about that.

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Matt Mitrione’s three-punch knockout of Christian Morecraft looked like a sure-fire bonus winner. But Cheick Kongo had a little something to say about that.

Kongo’s amazing comeback win over Pat Barry in the main event of UFC on Versus 4 on Sunday night earned him Knockout of the Night honors. Joining him with $50,000 bonus checks were Joe Lauzon, Charles Oliveira and Nik Lentz.

UFC president Dana White announced the bonus winners via Twitter following the promotion’s Pittsburgh debut, which took place at the Consol Energy Center.

Kongo’s knockout is already being talked about as perhaps the biggest comeback in UFC history. Barry rocked Kongo, knocking him down and pouncing to land several more shots. Referee Dan Miragliotta jumped in and nearly waved the fight off, but pulled back when he saw Kongo was attempting to stand up. Moments later, Kongo hit Barry with a pair of rights, the second of which put Barry’s lights out.

Lauzon made quick work of Curt Warburton on the preliminary card with a first-round kimura submission, just 1:58 into the frame. The Submission of the Night bonus is Lauzon’s fifth straight post-fight bonus award and sixth in seven fights.

And in another prelim fight, Oliveira submitted Lentz with a second-round rear-naked choke. But it was a back-and-forth first round that likely earned it Fight of the Night honors. Lentz fended off multiple submission attempts from Oliveira in the first round, and the two traded kicks and knees on the feet. Lentz nearly went out from an Oliveira guillotine, but survived and landed a guillotine of his own, though he couldn’t finish it.

That fight, though, was controversial thanks to an illegal knee to a downed Lentz that was missed by the referee. With Lentz’s right knee down, Oliveira, who had been throwing knees in the second round and landing with regularity, threw one that connected to Lentz’s head – and likely did enough damage to help lead to Oliveira’s fight-ending choke. Though the fight is a submission win for Oliveira on the books now, Joe Rogan announced in the cage following the bout that the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission will review the fight, specifically the knee incident, and could overturn Oliveira’s victory to a no contest.

 

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Cheick Kongo Knocks Out Pat Barry in Stunning UFC Brawl

Filed under: UFC, NewsOne of the most shocking endings in UFC history took place in the main event of Sunday night’s UFC Live card, as Pat Barry appeared to poised to knock Cheick Kongo out with several brutal punches — only to have Kongo recover and …

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One of the most shocking endings in UFC history took place in the main event of Sunday night’s UFC Live card, as Pat Barry appeared to poised to knock Cheick Kongo out with several brutal punches — only to have Kongo recover and knock Barry cold with a brutal uppercut of his own.

If you didn’t see it, you wouldn’t believe it: This looked like something choreographed for a movie, not a real mixed martial arts competition.

Kongo and Barry traded hard kicks early in the first round, but they were feeling each other out more than anything else in the first two minutes. However, at the 2:15 mark of the first round, Barry connected with a huge right hook to the side of Kongo’s head, knocking Kongo sprawling to the canvas.

Barry pounced and landed a few more punches, and referee Dan Miragliotta appeared to be about to step in and stop the fight. Kongo, however, somehow managed to stagger back up to his feet — only to have Barry land another huge right hand that knocked Kongo down again. UFC announcers Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan both screamed “He’s out!” when Kongo went down the second time.

But Kongo wasn’t out. He held onto Barry just long enough to regain his composure, got back to his feet, and then landed two enormous right hands of his own, the second one knocking Barry unconscious. That was it.

“It was perfect,” Kongo said of his punch. “I just saw the opportunity to give it to him. I saw the opportunity to finish this fight, at this moment, with one shot.”

The fight lasted just 2 minutes, 39 seconds, and the real action only lasted about 30 seconds — but it might have been the most thrilling half a minute in UFC history. This was a stunner.

 

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UFC on Versus 4 Live Blog: Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo Updates

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This is the UFC on Versus 4 live blog for Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo, a heavyweight bout and main event of tonight’s event at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

Barry (6-2) in January defeated Joey Beltran at UFC Fight for the Troops 2. Kongo (15-6-2) fought to a draw in his most recent outing last October against Travis Browne.

The live blog is below.


Round 1: Barry with a hard kick to the thigh early. Barry rushes in but they break. Probably giving him something to think about. Kongo fires back with leg kicks of his own. Kongo with a combo ending in a right hand. Barry drops Kongo with a right behind the ear. Kongo looks in huge trouble. Barry looking for the finish. Back to their feet, and BOOM, Kongo knocks Barry out with a one-shot knockout. It was an uppercut. Barry went down like he’d been shot, completely unconscious. That was a wild momentum swing, from Kongo on the verge of being KO’d to knocking Barry cold within 20 seconds.

Winner: Cheick Kongo via KO, Rd. 1 (2:39)

Kongo: “I had to win this fight with huge time off from injuries. I’m very happy.”

 

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This is the UFC on Versus 4 live blog for Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo, a heavyweight bout and main event of tonight’s event at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

Barry (6-2) in January defeated Joey Beltran at UFC Fight for the Troops 2. Kongo (15-6-2) fought to a draw in his most recent outing last October against Travis Browne.

The live blog is below.


Round 1: Barry with a hard kick to the thigh early. Barry rushes in but they break. Probably giving him something to think about. Kongo fires back with leg kicks of his own. Kongo with a combo ending in a right hand. Barry drops Kongo with a right behind the ear. Kongo looks in huge trouble. Barry looking for the finish. Back to their feet, and BOOM, Kongo knocks Barry out with a one-shot knockout. It was an uppercut. Barry went down like he’d been shot, completely unconscious. That was a wild momentum swing, from Kongo on the verge of being KO’d to knocking Barry cold within 20 seconds.

Winner: Cheick Kongo via KO, Rd. 1 (2:39)

Kongo: “I had to win this fight with huge time off from injuries. I’m very happy.”

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Charlie Brenneman Upsets Rick Story at UFC Live

Filed under: UFC, NewsCharlie Brenneman had a long, strange trip to Sunday night’s UFC Live event, with a series of match-up changes leading to him being told on Monday that he wouldn’t fight on the card at all, then told on Saturday that he’d fight Ri…

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Charlie BrennemanCharlie Brenneman had a long, strange trip to Sunday night’s UFC Live event, with a series of match-up changes leading to him being told on Monday that he wouldn’t fight on the card at all, then told on Saturday that he’d fight Rick Story in the co-main event.

For as crazy as things went for Brenneman in the week leading up to the fight, the fight itself went great: Brenneman pulled off a surprising upset and beat Story by unanimous decision.

It was a great grappling display by Brenneman, and an indication that he’s a more talented fighter than his previous performances inside the Octagon have suggested.

Story started the fight with a nice throw, putting Brenneman on the ground, but Brenneman quickly got back to his feet, and he soon took Story down and controlled him for most of the rest of the first round. It was a surprisingly effective display on the ground from Brenneman, and a sign of things to come: Brenneman being more effective on the ground was the story of this fight.

In the second round Story threatened with an early submission, but soon it was Brenneman on top and more of the same, with Brenneman staying on top and probably winning the second round as well.

Story appeared to go into the third round knowing he had lost the first and the second, as he was more aggressive going for submissions and attempting to finish Brenneman on the ground. Story achieved full mount with more than a minute remaining in the fight, but Brenneman clung to him, wouldn’t let go and eventually got out of the mount and on top of the fight. He stayed on top until the final horn sounded and got up and celebrated, knowing he had won: All three judges scored it 29-28 for Brenneman.

Story, who falls to 13-4, was widely viewed heading into this fight as a future welterweight title contender. Now it’s back to the drawing board, as Brenneman exploited some serious holes in Story’s ground game. Brenneman improves to 14-2, and he just earned by far the biggest win of his career.

 

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Charlie Brenneman Upsets Rick Story at UFC Live

Filed under: UFC, NewsCharlie Brenneman had a long, strange trip to Sunday night’s UFC Live event, with a series of match-up changes leading to him being told on Monday that he wouldn’t fight on the card at all, then told on Saturday that he’d fight Ri…

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Charlie BrennemanCharlie Brenneman had a long, strange trip to Sunday night’s UFC Live event, with a series of match-up changes leading to him being told on Monday that he wouldn’t fight on the card at all, then told on Saturday that he’d fight Rick Story in the co-main event.

For as crazy as things went for Brenneman in the week leading up to the fight, the fight itself went great: Brenneman pulled off a surprising upset and beat Story by unanimous decision.

It was a great grappling display by Brenneman, and an indication that he’s a more talented fighter than his previous performances inside the Octagon have suggested.

Story started the fight with a nice throw, putting Brenneman on the ground, but Brenneman quickly got back to his feet, and he soon took Story down and controlled him for most of the rest of the first round. It was a surprisingly effective display on the ground from Brenneman, and a sign of things to come: Brenneman being more effective on the ground was the story of this fight.

In the second round Story threatened with an early submission, but soon it was Brenneman on top and more of the same, with Brenneman staying on top and probably winning the second round as well.

Story appeared to go into the third round knowing he had lost the first and the second, as he was more aggressive going for submissions and attempting to finish Brenneman on the ground. Story achieved full mount with more than a minute remaining in the fight, but Brenneman clung to him, wouldn’t let go and eventually got out of the mount and on top of the fight. He stayed on top until the final horn sounded and got up and celebrated, knowing he had won: All three judges scored it 29-28 for Brenneman.

Story, who falls to 13-4, was widely viewed heading into this fight as a future welterweight title contender. Now it’s back to the drawing board, as Brenneman exploited some serious holes in Story’s ground game. Brenneman improves to 14-2, and he just earned by far the biggest win of his career.

 

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