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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stipe Velasquez (ranked 2716 p4p, 268 weight class) and Stanislaw Cheba (ranked 23322 p4p, 468 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Velasquez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gaining Momentum by MC Hammer. Stipe Velasquez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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240 lbs
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210 lbs
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Granite chin
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislaw Cheba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheba thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Cheba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Velasquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cheba in his tracks.
It looks like Stanislaw Cheba has been cut.
Velasquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Velasquez stuns Cheba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cheba avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
Cheba swings for the body but Velasquez moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Velasquez misses the target.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheba was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a right hand that Cheba ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheba also avoids with ease.
Cheba wants to counter the offense by Velasquez and move into the clinch position.
Stipe Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Cheba misses.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheba looks to land a combination. Velasquez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cheba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cheba lands a nice hook to Velasquez's body. Velasquez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cheba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cheba throws a right and a left that Velasquez avoids nicely.
Velasquez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Velasquez lands an overhand right.
Velasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheba manages to avoid it.
Cheba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Velasquez swinging wildly here.
Cheba with a nice cross.
Cheba defending well as Velasquez loads up on a big left hand.
Velasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Velasquez walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cheba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cheba's coach down at TZY MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cheba's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheba connects with a single shot there.
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheba was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez scores with a nice head shot.
Cheba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Velasquez swings for the body but Cheba moves out of range.
Velasquez looks to land a left hand but Cheba moved out of range nicely.
Cheba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cheba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Velasquez misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Cheba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Cheba. Those never looked like landing.
Velasquez misses the jab.
Velasquez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cheba misses with a wild body shot.
Velasquez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheba manages to avoid it.
Cheba misses with a series of wild punches.
Velasquez misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but Cheba avoids it well.
It looks like Velasquez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cheba has Velasquez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheba breaks the clinch.
Cheba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Velasquez walks into a straight right hand from Cheba.
Velasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheba.
Cheba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Cheba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cheba swings for the body but Velasquez moves out of range.
Cheba throws a hook but Velasquez avoids it easily.
Cheba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a right hook to the body.
Velasquez punishes Cheba's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasquez takes a swing at Cheba's ribcage but misses.
Cheba dodges the punch combination from Velasquez.
Cheba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Velasquez with a body shot.
Velasquez misses with a hook. Cheba ducked under it nicely.
Cheba misses with a hook.
Velasquez swings for the body but Cheba moves out of range.
Donk. Velasquez catches Cheba right on the button with a cross.
Cheba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cheba misses with a looping right.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheba moves away.
Cheba throws an overhand right that lands on Velasquez's shoulder, as Velasquez tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velasquez lands the left hand.
A combination from Velasquez does no damage.
Velasquez cracks Cheba with a good jab.
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stipe Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Cheba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cheba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velasquez.
Cheba wants to counter with a clinch but Velasquez pushes him away.
Stipe Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Velasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cheba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velasquez.
Velasquez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Velasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Velasquez cracks Cheba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Velasquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cheba stuns Velasquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stipe Velasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Velasquez misses with a hook
letting Cheba counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Velasquez slips under a jab from Cheba.
Velasquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velasquez connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Cheba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Velasquez with a body shot.
A slow jab from Velasquez misses its intended target.
Velasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Cheba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
Velasquez stuns Cheba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Cheba misses its intended target.
Velasquez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Velasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cheba throws a big shot that misses.
Velasquez throws a one two combo.
Cheba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Velasquez. That did some damage!
Cheba is looking to clinch.
Cheba needs to keep his hands up - Velasquez had a free shot at his head there.
Velasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Velasquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheba just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheba punishes Velasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Velasquez is looking to wear down Cheba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab by Velasquez.
Cheba slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Velasquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cheba misses the shot to the body.
Cheba scores with a punch to the head.
Cheba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Velasquez doesn't seem bothered though.
Velasquez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velasquez. Cheba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Cheba.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheba.
Cheba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Velasquez misses with a body shot.
Cheba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donk. Cheba catches Velasquez right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Cheba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheba slips under a jab from Velasquez.
Cheba with a hook.
Velasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Velasquez on the side of the head.
Cheba connects with a single shot there.
Velasquez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cheba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cheba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Velasquez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Velasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Velasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Cheba's shoulder, as Cheba tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Velasquez. Those never looked like landing.
Velasquez throws a combination that misses
and Cheba counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Cheba misses with a hook. Velasquez ducked under it nicely.
Velasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cheba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
Cheba wants to clinch up but Velasquez keeps it at a distance.
Velasquez lands a jab-cross combination.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheba moves away.
A combination from Velasquez does no damage.
Velasquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Velasquez misses the target.
Velasquez misses with a double jab
and Cheba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cheba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheba works Velasquez's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislaw Cheba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Cheba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cheba misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheba. Velasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velasquez throws a looping overhand right but Cheba ducks down to avoid it.
Cheba with a hook.
Velasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velasquez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheba on the side of the head.
Cheba lands with a hook. Velasquez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cheba throws a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez swings for the body but Cheba moves out of range.
Cheba throws out a counter right but Velasquez avoids it with no problem.
Cheba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Velasquez does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cheba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cheba throws a hook but Velasquez avoids it easily.
As Cheba looks to move away, Velasquez throws a big counter combo but Cheba just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a body shot
and Cheba counters with a two punch combo.
Velasquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Velasquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and as Velasquez looks to reset his feet, Cheba counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Velasquez crashing to the canvas! Velasquez is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Velasquez is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Cheba is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stanislaw Cheba!
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