crc22-legeno-dean.jpgMixed 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:

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Comment by Stafo
2007-07-14 14:54:32

This is crazy! Herb Dean in the cage fighting is hard to grasp

 
Comment by Gus
2007-07-14 15:04:08

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.

 
Comment by george
2007-07-14 15:21:06

[quote comment="104467"]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.[/quote]
you dont have to buy it you can watch it for free live at their website

 
Comment by ndnman
2007-07-14 15:29:12

[quote comment="104478"][quote comment="104467"]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.[/quote]
you dont have to buy it you can watch it for free live at their website[/quote]

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

 
Comment by UFCmania
2007-07-14 15:39:43

[quote comment="104482"][quote comment="104478"][quote comment="104467"]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.[/quote]
you dont have to buy it you can watch it for free live at their website[/quote]

Whats the link…i’ll watch any MMA event for free!!![/quote]

CageRage.tv

 
Comment by UFCmania
2007-07-14 15:44:31

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

 
Comment by Sir Chokemout
2007-07-14 16:19:48

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

 
Comment by The Legend
2007-07-14 16:30:30

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.

 
Comment by msfno1
2007-07-14 16:31:49

[quote comment="104502"]Is the guy in the lower right from that ‘triple decker pecker wrecker’ clip?[/quote]

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

 
Comment by george
2007-07-14 16:36:10

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

 
Comment by george
2007-07-14 16:37:45

so the most supprising was ross pointon winning by rear choke

 
Comment by Dayzah
2007-07-14 16:57:53

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

 
Comment by clint notestine
2007-07-14 17:15:59

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

 
Comment by InkMachine
2007-07-14 17:21:15

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

 
Comment by Mamas Boy
2007-07-14 20:19:52

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.

 
Comment by boZ
2007-07-14 20:27:50

its all on dailymotion.com

 
Comment by SaVaGe
2007-07-14 22:28:14

[quote post="2742"]Let’s hope for his sake the bout isn’t stopped prematurely. [/quote]
That’s a good one.
Unfortunately not the last we will see of Herb Dean.

 
Comment by jason bang
2007-07-15 06:29:38

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

 
Comment by the Purple Nurpler
2007-07-15 12:27:18

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.

 
Comment by Joe Reed
2007-07-15 12:40:42

Herb is a good guy….

 
Comment by ufcaddict
2007-07-15 16:52:18

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

 
Comment by Sir Chokemout
2007-07-15 18:37:05

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.

 
Comment by Mamas Boy
2007-07-15 19:49:26

How’d Butterbean do? I see him in the picture. Talk about no neck.

 
Comment by GriffinFan05
2007-07-16 07:49:04

I bet if Herb Dean refereed his own match he’d end it prematurely just like all the others.

 
Comment by ViolentMike
2007-07-16 10:09:37

I don’t think that Mrs. Herb Dean appreciates all these “premature” jokes, especially seeing that she has to deal with it on a nightly basis.

 
Comment by GriffinFan05
2007-07-16 10:40:14

[quote comment="105435"]I don’t think that Mrs. Herb Dean appreciates all these “premature” jokes, especially seeing that she has to deal with it on a nightly basis.[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 
Comment by GriffinFan05
2007-07-16 10:41:03

are you implying that not only does Herb Dean end matches early but that he also is a premature ejaculator?

 
Comment by Luppers
2007-07-16 12:11:46

I got the email invite from proelite… and laffed for a good 5 mins after seeing Butterbean and Dean’s fat asses..

 
Comment by ViolentMike
2007-07-16 15:39:16

“Hard as Hell” should have been changed to “Soft as Dough”

 
Comment by DoubleR
2007-07-22 03:26:16

What fight has he stopped prematurely?

 
Comment by moro
2007-11-14 08:55:40

wtf herb dean a fighter! sweet

 
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