Author Topic: Why Miragliotta didn't stop the Kongo v. Berry fight (Read 5042 times)

Coach is Back! · « **on:** June 29, 2011, 08:08:59 PM »

For those of you that thought he made a bad call.......

Referee Dan Miragliotta admits he was razor close to stopping the Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry heavyweight fight.

But if you were watching the UFC on Versus 4 headliner, you already knew that.

Miragliotta was so close to stopping the June 26 fight, in fact, that he brushed against Barry after the fighter floored Kongo with a punch a few minutes into the first round and did so again with another punch.

If not for a personal rule the referee had made through his experience, he might have stopped it. But he didn't, and Kongo went on to deliver one of the most amazing come-from-behind wins in recent MMA history.

"Before, it was reaction to me," Miragliotta today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "As soon as I saw somebody knocked down or who I thought was knocked out, immediately I jumped in and stopped the fight.

"Now, what I do is I watch it. Before I jump in and stop it, I try to take a split-second to look again to make sure that he's definitely out, he's not stepping in to reach, or anything like that. I try to give myself a little bit of a second chance before I made that final decision."

That second chance enabled him to see that Kongo wasn't knocked out after taking Barry's punches.

"I was already stepping in to stop it, and as Pat was throwing more strikes, I realized a lot of the strikes were missing," Miragliotta said. "And Kongo was reaching in for the leg, so I backed off. It was that close.

"I thought once I stepped back, there would probably be one or two more punches and then I would have had to stop it for good."

Instead, Kongo met a charging Barry with a right hook to the side of the head and then a short uppercut that knocked him out cold. (It took doctors several minutes to revive the open-eyed fighter.)

The finish took the No. 6 spot on ESPN's "Top Plays" from this past weekend and lit up Twitter and online message boards. Considering the void left by the mysterious departure of scheduled headliner Nate Marquardt, who was not medically cleared to compete by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, it quite possibly was the best-case scenario for the event's ending.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/24210/referee-dan-miragliottas-underground-events-led-to-ufc-on-versus-4s-big-call.mma

Migs · « **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2011, 08:44:49 PM »

Let's be real here too. If he had stopped the fight everyone would probably have been fine with the call. We have seen fighters go for legs etc before and it means nothing. Hell fights have been stopped and the TKO'd opponent went for the refs legs not knowing the fight was over. Kongo although impressive in phyisque was still a bit lucky . Always a punchers chance.

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2011, 08:54:42 PM »

Quote from: Migs on June 29, 2011, 08:44:49 PM

Let's be real here too. If he had stopped the fight everyone would probably have been fine with the call. We have seen fighters go for legs etc before and it means nothing. Hell fights have been stopped and the TKO'd opponent went for the refs legs not knowing the fight was over. Kongo although impressive in phyisque was still a bit lucky . Always a punchers chance.

I wouldn't have. lol

Largerthanlife · « **Reply #3 on:** June 29, 2011, 09:09:01 PM »

all you Coach, great article, all truth, you are the man.

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #4 on:** June 29, 2011, 09:11:11 PM »

Quote from: Largerthanlife on June 29, 2011, 09:09:01 PM

all you Coach, great article, all truth, you are the man.

Quit stalking. It's starting to piss me off.

chess315 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 29, 2011, 10:26:16 PM »

if the other fighter wins it is a good call the idea of stopping the fight is if the fighter is not able to intelligently defend themselves if you win the fight you have obviously defended yourself. Even though fighters where not the best in the world that was one of the most entertaining finishes in recent ufc history.

chess315 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 29, 2011, 10:27:43 PM »

in a fight a ref pays attention to the fighters eyes a lot of which you cant see on tv

dustin · « **Reply #7 on:** June 29, 2011, 10:28:19 PM »

It was a good call.

Jadeveon Clowney · « **Reply #8 on:** June 29, 2011, 11:08:45 PM »

miragliotta and i are acquaintances. he e-mailed a bunch of us to let us know that he didn't stop the fight because he knew Congo had developed amazing reserves from training with Joe "the Sheep" Merino.

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #9 on:** June 29, 2011, 11:14:39 PM »

Quote from: Jadeveon Clowney on June 29, 2011, 11:08:45 PM

miragliotta and i are acquaintances. he e-mailed a bunch of us to let us know that he didn't stop the fight because he knew Congo had developed amazing reserves from training with Joe "the Sheep" Merino.

pretty much done with you and your ass buddy largerthanlife. kiss your asses good by. had enough with you stalking little homo's.

Jadeveon Clowney · « **Reply #10 on:** June 29, 2011, 11:20:38 PM »

Quote from: The Coach on June 29, 2011, 11:14:39 PM

pretty much done with you and your ass buddy largerthanlife. kiss your asses good by. had enough with you stalking little homo's.

just to be clear, are you threatening me, Joe?

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #11 on:** June 29, 2011, 11:22:52 PM »

Quote from: Jadeveon Clowney on June 29, 2011, 11:20:38 PM

just to be clear, are you threatening me, Joe?

yes...kiss your ass good by from this board. take it anyway you like. you got something to say, say it to my face. only a little pussy would send me the pm you did. tired of you two stalking me.

20inch calves · « **Reply #12 on:** June 29, 2011, 11:46:44 PM »

here we go. coach has to defend his clients fluke win

James28 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2011, 02:15:58 AM »

Coach's homosexual tendencies are threatening to burst forth more and more as the days pass. I wonder how long he'll still be able to keep up the front? Never seen anyone get so excited about a sweaty bearded black man rolling around ontop of another man. Definitely a fucking gay this Coach fella.

MORTALCOIL · « **Reply #14 on:** June 30, 2011, 02:29:10 AM »

I clicked on this thread and the last thing i expected was for Coach to give us a thorough analysis of why the fight wasn't stopped. I was expecting some Palin-like shit along the lines of "I was in the corner on my kness praying the lord Jeebus and he ansewered my prayers".

TRIX · « **Reply #15 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:03:28 AM »

they should stop the fight when the guy stops moving....

If he is wobbling around, let him continue

Tito24 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:19:46 AM »

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #17 on:** June 30, 2011, 08:08:09 AM »

Quote from: James28 on June 30, 2011, 02:15:58 AM

Coach's homosexual tendencies are threatening to burst forth more and more as the days pass. I wonder how long he'll still be able to keep up the front? Never seen anyone get so excited about a sweaty bearded black man rolling around ontop of another man. Definitely a fucking gay this Coach fella.

Sounds like you, Clowney and largerthanlife are having your very own circle jerk. have at it. so many pussies on this site.

James28 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 30, 2011, 01:01:35 PM »

Quote from: The Coach on June 30, 2011, 08:08:09 AM

Sounds like you, Clowney and largerthanlife are having your very own circle jerk. have at it. so many pussies on this site.

Another example where 'Coach' refers to men masturbating in the company of one another. I wonder if he previous many many wives caught him fisting his own ass whilst watching gay porn. Definitely something 'Coach' would do. Have it on good authority that he has a fetish for rolling around human manure to 'get off'. One fucked up fella.

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #19 on:** June 30, 2011, 01:18:04 PM »

Oh really? Prove it. Just another internet keyboard coward.

James28 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 30, 2011, 01:23:07 PM »

Not even denying it ladies and gentlemen. I wonder if he's also hiding an animal fetish?

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #21 on:** June 30, 2011, 01:26:07 PM »

Whatever.

James28 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 30, 2011, 09:04:43 PM »

Shame on you 'Coach'! Preaching the word of your imaginary piece of shit god and your sleazy politics then going against the morals of the Republicans and teachings of the bible and being a raving closet homosexual with a fetish for black men. Shame! Shame! Shame!

You sleazy old fag!

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #23 on:** June 30, 2011, 09:13:06 PM »

Ahhh, now I see where the hate is coming (as if I didn't know). You're one of Godless liberals that hate capitolism and can't stand the fact I pocketed about $25k from this weekend's win. Can you prove your accusations (of course without the aid of photoshop)?

Coach is Back! · « **Reply #24 on:** June 30, 2011, 09:14:02 PM »

BTW, am I going to get an invoice for that empty space I'm taking up in your head?

Author Topic: Why Miragliotta didn't stop the Kongo v. Berry fight (Read 5042 times)

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