Herb Dean
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| Herb Dean | |
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| Statistics | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg/14.6 st) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | September 30, 1970 |
| Fighting out of | California |
| Town of birth | Pasadena, California |
| Team/Association | Submission Factory |
| Fighting style | freestyle fighting |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
Herb Dean (born September 30, 1970) is a mixed martial arts fighter and referee. He is mainly known for his officiating role in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but he has competed in and is head official for King of the Cage. He also refereed several bouts at Pride's 'The Real Deal' event in October, 2006.
[edit] Notable matches
At UFC 48, held on June 19, 2004, Herb Dean refereed a bout between Tim Sylvia and Frank Mir for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship belt. At :50 of round one, the fight was called to a stop after Herb Dean saw a break in Sylvia's right forearm from an armbar by Mir. Dean is heard on the broadcast stating, "your arm's fuckin broken," as he pulled the two apart, but Sylvia protested, claiming his arm was perfectly fine and even moving it around with no problems. However, a post fight X Ray showed massive damage to Sylvia's arm which required surgery and a long recovery. Sylvia later admitted that he knew his arm was broken, and wanted to keep fighting in spite of that, but he thanked Herb for saving his career by ending the fight when he did. [1]
At UFC 61, held on July 8th, 2006, Herb Dean served as referee of the highly anticipated rematch between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock. At 1:18 into the first round, Dean stepped in and stopped the fight following several consecutive unanswered elbows to the head of Shamrock by Ortiz, giving the victory to Ortiz by TKO. Shamrock, visibly angered, immediately protested the decision. However, it was not overturned and Shamrock was subsequently ushered out of the Octagon. A rematch was held during Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter with Ortiz once again claiming victory in a very similar fashion to the second fight, although Shamrock did not question this decision. [2]
At UFC 70, held on April 21, 2007, Dean was the referee during the bout between Mirko Crocop and Gabriel Gonzaga. Late in the first round, Dean stood the fight up from the guard position (a measure typically used against inactivity), in a controversial move. Some claim that Gonzaga was in fact administering ground and pound and had just maneuvered his opponent against the cage for an additional advantage. Shortly after the stand up, Gonzaga knocked out Crocop with a kick to the head. Crocop has stated since that the elbows on the ground confused and damaged him enough that he was disoriented after the stand up, contributing to the subsequent knock-out. [3]
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
Herb is 2-3 in professional MMA with one win coming via submission and the other via knockout.
| 7/14/2007 | Loss | Dave Legeno | Cage Rage 22 - Hard As Hell | TKO (Eye Injury) | Round 1, 5:00 |
| 10/8/2006 | Loss | Junggyu Choi | Spirit-MC9 | Submission (Keylock) | Round 2, 3:51 |
| 8/6/2004 | Win | Timothy Mendoza | King of the Cage 39 | TKO (Strikes) | Round 2, 3:31 |
| 1/18/2003 | Loss | Joe Riggs | Rage in the Cage 43: The Match | Submission (Strikes) | Round 1, 0:52 |
| 9/9/2001 | Win | Randy Halmot | Gladiator Challenge 6 | Submission (Choke) | Round 1, 0:43 |
