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Dean was the third man in the cage when Nkuta and Moraes clashed in a bantamweight tilt at Most Valuable Promotions “Rousey vs. Carano” last weekend in Los Angeles, California. While it was a competitive fight, Nkuta was apparently edging past Moraes in the final round.
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However, Moraes caught Nkuta in a guillotine with 10 seconds left in the fight. While Nkuta tried to survive till the bell, Moraes held on to the choke for a few moments after the final bell despite Dean’s intervention. As Nkuta was choked unconscious, Dean took a long look at the replay before declaring it a submission win for Moraes.
The controversial ending faced massive backlash from fans and pundits alike. However, Dean recently defended his call of a submission win for Moraes. Dean explains that he is usually focused on a fighter’s limbs when they are caught in a choke, where they can pass out. However, Dean briefly shifted his focus to Moraes’ hands before the final bell to figure out how to pull him away immediately after the bell. Since his focus was diverted in the final seconds, Dean decided to take a long look at the replay. According to Dean’s judgment based on the replay, Nkuta was unconscious just a fraction of a second before the final bell, which made him declare it a win for Moraes.
Defending His Call
“I want to see the body because the hands and often the legs are what’s gonna give you your clue that someone’s out,” Dean said. “Whereas looking at their face won’t. As it’s time for me to stop the fight, I’m looking at [Moraes’] hands because I’m trying to figure out which grips he has and what I might have to fight if he’s not letting go instantly. So that’s where my focus kind of shifted towards the hands… I went out to look at the replay. And it definitely showed that he went unconscious before the bell, right a fraction of a second before the bell.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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