Cage Rage: Herb Dean to fight final fight tonight (Video update)

by MMAmania.com on Jul 14, 2007 3:51 PM EDT in UFC Videos

Mixed martial arts referee Herb Dean will step into the cage tonight for the final time ... as a fighter.

He will "voluntarily" retire from competition after his heavyweight bout with Dave Legeno tonight at Cage Rage Championships 22: "Hard as Hell" at the Wembley Arena in London, England.

Dean -- who relies on kickboxing skills -- will attempt to go out on winning note and improve his average record (2-2) against the man who "submitted Kimo and beat Dan Severn."

Let's hope for his sake the bout isn't stopped prematurely.

Update: For those who missed it, Dean turned in a solid performance before being unable answer the bell to start the second round because of an eye injury.

Here's the video:

Herb Dean vs Legeno Cage Rage 22
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This is crazy! Herb Dean in the cage fighting is hard to grasp

by Stafo on Jul 14, 2007 3:54 PM EDT reply actions

Wow! I cant believe it but i really want to see that. Wont buy it, but ill prob watch it online somewhere. DIdnt even know he fought. I wonder why he never pursued a career. I know severn and kimo are old timers but still sounds impressive. I guess its just like the last guy to beat Ali. Not really that big a deal since he was a finished fighter by that time.

by Gus on Jul 14, 2007 4:04 PM EDT reply actions

Wow! I cant believe it but i really want to see that. Wont buy it, but ill prob watch it online somewhere. DIdnt even know he fought. I wonder why he never pursued a career. I know severn and kimo are old timers but still sounds impressive. I guess its just like the last guy to beat Ali. Not really that big a deal since he was a finished fighter by that time.

you dont have to buy it you can watch it for free live at their website

by george on Jul 14, 2007 4:21 PM EDT reply actions

you dont have to buy it you can watch it for free live at their website

Whats the link…i’ll watch any MMA event for free!!!

by ndnman on Jul 14, 2007 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

Whats the link…i’ll watch any MMA event for free!!!

CageRage.tv

by UFCmania on Jul 14, 2007 4:39 PM EDT reply actions

I think you can watch it at ProElite.com, too. Not sure about that one. But it did already start, FYI.

by UFCmania on Jul 14, 2007 4:44 PM EDT reply actions

Is the guy in the lower right from that ‘triple decker pecker wrecker’ clip?

by Sir Chokemout on Jul 14, 2007 5:19 PM EDT reply actions

I watched the fight Herb was winning the fight but had to quit at the end of round 1 because he couldn’t see out of his right eye. The Legeno made sound like he had accomplished something when he was actually on his back for most of the round.

by The Legend on Jul 14, 2007 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

Is the guy in the lower right from that ‘triple decker pecker wrecker’ clip?

Thats Butterbean. Did not see where Herb Dean injured his eye.

by msfno1 on Jul 14, 2007 5:31 PM EDT reply actions

herd look good until he could not cont.
probly better as a ref

by george on Jul 14, 2007 5:36 PM EDT reply actions

so the most supprising was ross pointon winning by rear choke

by george on Jul 14, 2007 5:37 PM EDT reply actions

Why is Butterbean fighting in a main event… that was terrible , glad it was free.

by Dayzah on Jul 14, 2007 5:57 PM EDT reply actions

he should stick to reffing. He did look pretty good though. Holy shit did Thompson get messed up!

by clint notestine on Jul 14, 2007 6:15 PM EDT reply actions

I dont see where to watch this event on their site at all…can someone post a direct link please? Thanks.

by InkMachine on Jul 14, 2007 6:21 PM EDT reply actions

I didn’t know Herb actually fought too. He’s probably taken a few shots to the head in his day which explains some of his controversial reffing decisions like standing up Crocop and Gonzaga when Gonzaga was very busy pounding away on top.

by Mamas Boy on Jul 14, 2007 9:19 PM EDT reply actions

its all on dailymotion.com

by boZ on Jul 14, 2007 9:27 PM EDT reply actions

Let’s hope for his sake the bout isn’t stopped prematurely.

That’s a good one.
Unfortunately not the last we will see of Herb Dean.

by SaVaGe on Jul 14, 2007 11:28 PM EDT reply actions

I’m sure herb dean had a fight for Pride.

by jason bang on Jul 15, 2007 7:29 AM EDT reply actions

Thompson goes toe to toe with Don Frye for what seems like hours then one good punch from Grove puts him away in like, 10 seconds. What’re we supposed to learn from this?

Herb looked kinda sloppy in his fight. He’s now retired. Kudos to him for putting his money where his mouth is, and at least stepping into a fight a few times.

Best fight on that card was the Marios Zaromskis vs Ross Mason. Great, great fight with
a great, great end.

by the Purple Nurpler on Jul 15, 2007 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

Herb is a good guy….

by Joe Reed on Jul 15, 2007 1:40 PM EDT reply actions

lmao herb dean fighting it makes me laugh… although he has been in there with some of the best fighters in the world……………. as a referee lmao

stick to being a referee

by ufcaddict on Jul 15, 2007 5:52 PM EDT reply actions

He looked pretty sloppy from the start, but his gameplan was solid and did what he wanted to do; get the guy against the cage, pull his legs, and stay on top, it’s too bad he had an eye problem tho.

by Sir Chokemout on Jul 15, 2007 7:37 PM EDT reply actions