Edwin Stanton Dewees (born August 7, 1982 in

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) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the

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division. A professional competitor from 2000 to 2014, he was featured on ''

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'' and competed for the

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, and the MFC.

MMA career and ''The Ultimate Fighter''

In his quarter-final matchup on ''The Ultimate Fighter 4'', Dewees dominated his first round against

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, getting a take down and staying at guard for much of the round. However, in the second round, Dewees sustained a large cut in his forehead, forcing referee

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to call a timeout for the doctor to assess the cut due to the large amount of blood pouring from Dewees' head. After assessing the situation, the doctor allowed the fight to continue. At the end of the first two rounds,

President

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announced that the fight had been fought to a draw, therefore the fighters would go a third round. In the third round, Dewees continued to bleed profusely, with blood continuously and steadily pouring from his wound. The two fighters continued to grapple, rolling around in a pool of blood. Ray was clearly distressed by the amount of blood, as Dewees lay atop him and punched with one hand and held the other one over the cut, attempting to alleviate the bleeding. Dewees won the final round with a 10–9 decision. This fight was perhaps the bloodiest battle ever witnessed on ''The Ultimate Fighter''. Dewees proceeded to the semi-finals, but was eliminated from the tournament by Patrick Côté by unanimous decision. Dewees was featured on the undercard of The Ultimate Finale 4, where he lost to Jorge Rivera by first-round technical knockout. After referee Yves Lavigne stopped the fight, Dewees sprang off the ground in protest of the stoppage. Dewees was defeated by

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at Affliction: Banned on July 19, 2008 via TKO, 4:06 of round 1. Since losing to

at Affliction: Banned, Dewees has gone 3-5 in independent promotions. Dewees is currently coaching and training at TNT Mixed Martial Arts Training Center in

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Personal life

Dewees has four children, a son born in 2007 and twin boys born in 2008, and a daughter born in 2015. He resides near Phoenix, Arizona. He attended and graduated from Cortez High School.

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 28–6 (1) , Robert Beraun , Submission (choke) , RITC 49: Stare Down , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:57 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 27–6 (1) , John Sullivan , TKO (strikes) , RITC 47: Unstoppable , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:41 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 26–6 (1) , Auggie Padeken , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Rumble on the Rock 2: Rumble on the Rock 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:13 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 22–6 , Joey Vigueria , TKO (submission to punches) , RITC 37: When Countries Collide , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:21 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 21–5 , Joe Grant , TKO (submission to punches) , RITC 35: This Time It's Personal , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:16 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 19–5 , Brad Reynolds , Submission (armbar) , RITC 33: The Big Show , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:05 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 18–5 , Jesus Valdez , Submission (choke) , RITC 31: Rage in the Cage 31 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:57 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 17–5 , Randy Lavrar , Submission (choke) , RITC 30: Rage in the Cage 30 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:09 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16–5 , George Lockhart , Submission (choke) , RITC 29: Rage in the Cage 29 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:40 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–3 , Ryan Brown , Submission (choke) , RITC 23: Rage in the Cage 23 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:45 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–3 , Justin Antle , TKO (submission to punches) , rowspan=2, RITC Tucson 5: Rage in the Cage Tucson 5 , rowspan=2, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:45 , rowspan=2,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–3 , Kyle Deween , TKO (submission to punches) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:42 , , - , Win , align=center, 9–3 , Rudy Battista , Submission (choke) , RITC 22: Rage in the Cage 22 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:47 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–3 , Trinity Boykin , Submission (triangle choke) , rowspan=3, RITC 21: Rage in the Cage 21 , rowspan=3, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:13 , rowspan=3,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–3 , Trinity Boykin , Submission (triangle choke) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:53 , , - , Win , align=center, 6–3 , Jeff Horlacher , Submission (choke) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:58 , , - , Win , align=center, 5–3 , Jesse Amado , Submission (armbar) , rowspan=2, RITC Tucson 4: Rage in the Cage Tucson 4 , rowspan=2, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:06 , rowspan=2,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–3 , Anthony Tarango , TKO (submission to punches) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:30 , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–3 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , RITC 20: Rage in the Cage 20 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–2 , Matt Lynn , TKO (submission to punches) , RITC Tucson 3: Rage in the Cage Tucson 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:30 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 2–2 , David Harris , Submission (armbar) , RITC 19: Rage in the Cage 19 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:52 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , MacArthur Blueback , Submission (choke) , RITC 18: Rage in the Cage 18 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:29 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Chris Meyers , Submission (ankle lock) , RITC 17: Rage in the Cage 17 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:17 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Bill Cameron , Submission (armbar) , RITC 16: Rage in the Cage 16 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:27 ,

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References

External links

Official Myspace Site

Edwin "Bam Bam" Dewees Homepage
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