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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Connor McDavid (ranked 23217 p4p, 4236 weight class) and Stanislaw Cheba (ranked 605 p4p, 409 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislaw Cheba!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Cheba.
McDavid lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from McDavid.
Cheba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McDavid.
McDavid throws a nice looking combination but Cheba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good standup being displayed there by McDavid as he connects with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cheba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McDavid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDavid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDavid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cheba.
Cheba lands a body shot.
McDavid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cheba scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDavid misses with a straight left.
McDavid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut there from McDavid.
McDavid thuds his right hand into Cheba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDavid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDavid blocks the body kick.
McDavid misses with a right hand
and McDavid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDavid cracks Cheba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McDavid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McDavid misses with a hook. Cheba ducked under it nicely.
McDavid slips under a jab from Cheba.
Cheba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McDavid cracks Cheba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDavid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McDavid, as that shot connected.
McDavid jabs Cheba right on the nose. Cheba blinks but takes it well.
McDavid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cheba counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDavid takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Connor McDavid has been cut.
Cheba takes a swing at McDavid's ribcage but misses.
Cheba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDavid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McDavid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDavid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheba.
Cheba tries to move into range but McDavid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McDavid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheba tries a quick counter leg kick but McDavid is wise to it.
Cheba misses with a straight left.
Cheba misses with a body shot.
McDavid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheba.
McDavid misses with a low kick as Cheba jumps back.
Cheba misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cheba.
A slow jab from McDavid misses its intended target.
Cheba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McDavid connects with the punch.
Cheba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDavid looks to throw the jab but Cheba is out of range.
Cheba just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from McDavid misses its target.
McDavid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDavid scores with a sloppy right hand. Cheba should have avoided that one.
McDavid is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McDavid connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cheba.
McDavid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McDavid avoids the head kick by Cheba.
Cheba throws a big shot that misses.
McDavid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheba.
Cheba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDavid.
Cheba misses the shot to the body.
McDavid was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cheba checks a leg kick.
McDavid throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cheba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cheba swings for the body but McDavid moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDavid moves away from the strike by Cheba.
McDavid throwing a counter right hand but Cheba manages to avoid it.
McDavid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheba throws out the jab.
McDavid throws out a loose jab but Cheba uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDavid misses with a body shot.
Cheba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDavid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDavid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDavid misses with a double jab.
Connor McDavid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Cheba.
McDavid scores with a sloppy right hand. Cheba should have avoided that one.
McDavid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from McDavid.
McDavid cracks Cheba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDavid looks to land a combination but Cheba avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McDavid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor McDavid's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cheba moves in looking to clinch but McDavid pushes him off.
McDavid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDavid gets a clinch.
Cheba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDavid tries a body shot but Cheba blocks it.
I was talking to McDavid's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Cheba.
McDavid has Cheba pressed against the ropes, preventing Cheba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDavid misses with the head strike.
Cheba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McDavid blocking some punches.
McDavid trying to control the position but instead, Cheba has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDavid into the ropes.
Cheba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDavids head.
Cheba misses with the head strike.
Cheba tries a body shot but McDavid blocks it.
Cheba struggles to land a body shot inside as McDavid controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheba blocking some punches.
Cheba is looking to control McDavid's arms but McDavid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cheba has his back to the ropes.
Cheba misses with a body punch.
Cheba tries to stall but McDavid uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cheba misses with a body punch.
McDavid can't find room to land a body shot as Cheba controls the action.
McDavid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cheba misses with a body punch.
McDavid blocking some punches.
McDavid is working Cheba over against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDavid as Cheba tries to tie him up.
Cheba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connor McDavid is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by McDavid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDavid.
McDavid moves into the clinch.
McDavid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheba backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Cheba.
McDavid lands a right hand.
McDavid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cheba throws an elbow but it misses.
McDavid trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDavid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cheba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDavid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheba lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDavid backwards.
Cheba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDavid throws a head kick that Cheba semi-blocks.
It looks like Stanislaw Cheba has been cut.
McDavid has closed the distance and engaged Cheba in a clinch.
McDavid tries to land knees in the clinch but Cheba avoids the damage to the body.
McDavid misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDavid scores with a shot to the side of Cheba's head.
A head punch on the inside from McDavid fails to land.
Cheba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McDavid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by McDavid.
McDavid struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheba controls his hands.
McDavid throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheba.
Cheba is trying to stall.
Cheba swings wildly with an uppercut but McDavid uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDavid lands a body punch in the clinch.
McDavid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheba backwards.
McDavid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cheba avoids it.
McDavid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheba can do to turn this around?
McDavid misses with a punch to the body.
McDavid trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDavid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDavid blocks a body shot from Cheba.
Cheba blocking some punches.
McDavid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheba's elbow.
McDavid has a couple of punches blocked by Cheba.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDavid as Cheba tries to tie him up.
McDavid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from McDavid.
McDavid presses Cheba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cheba blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheba.
Cheba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cheba trying to control the position but instead, McDavid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cheba into the ropes.
Cheba is looking to control McDavid's arms but McDavid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cheba has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McDavid dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cheba defending well as McDavid loads up on a big left hand.
McDavid checks a low kick from Cheba.
McDavid is looking to counter punch.
McDavid misses with a low kick as Cheba jumps back.
McDavid checks the leg kick.
Cheba throws a solid leg kick but McDavid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cheba.
McDavid lands a right hook to the body.
McDavid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McDavid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDavid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cheba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDavid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Cheba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDavid misses with an uppercut.
Cheba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDavid drives through and clinches with Cheba against the ropes.
Connor McDavid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid is struggling to control the position.
Cheba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McDavid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donk. McDavid catches Cheba right on the button with a cross.
Cheba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDavid.
Cheba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDavid finds it's way round the side to connect with Cheba's head.
Cheba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDavid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cheba's head.
Cheba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDavid.
Cheba throws a lazy right hand but McDavid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McDavid back to the ropes. Cheba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McDavid throws a lazy right hand but Cheba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheba lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid connects with a right hand. Cheba shakes it off.
McDavid cracks Cheba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McDavid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McDavid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDavid throws a hook to the side of Cheba's head but Cheba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Cheba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cheba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDavid doesn't seem bothered though.
Cheba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDavid moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheba. McDavid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheba throws a hook but McDavid blocks it.
Cheba misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheba. McDavid does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDavid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDavid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheba. Cheba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDavid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cheba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDavid.
Cheba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheba misses with a straight left.
Cheba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McDavid looks to throw the jab but Cheba is out of range.
That kick from Cheba tenderised McDavid's leg. McDavid is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from McDavid is predictable there
and Cheba counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McDavid is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cheba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDavid.
Cheba misses with an uppercut. McDavid saw that one coming.
McDavid misses with a lunging right hand
and Cheba counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDavid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDavid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stanislaw Cheba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDavid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDavid misses with a hook
and Cheba counters with a left to the body.
McDavid tries to bum rush Cheba with a series of wild strikes but Cheba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDavid blocks the body kick.
Cheba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from McDavid misses.
McDavid missing with a left hand there. Cheba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDavid jabs at Cheba's body.
Cheba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McDavid lands a really nice looking cross but Cheba seems unphased.
Cheba misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stanislaw Cheba.
Well McDavid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Connor McDavid wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Connor McDavid thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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