Rick Cheek
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| Born | Richard P. Cheek October 4, 1977 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Other names | Savage |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17.8 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing • Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Rohnert Park, California, United States |
| Team | Nor-Cal Fighting Alliance |
| Trainer | Billy Olsen |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 29 |
| Wins | 22 |
| By knockout | 19 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
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Richard P. "Rick" Cheek (born October 4, 1977) is an American kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. A North American Muay Thai champion as an amateur, Cheek turned professional in 2005 and debuted in K-1 the same year. He holds notable wins over WSOF standout Dave Huckaba in MMA, 2001 K-1 Japan Grand Prix Champion Nicholas Pettas and multiple time world kickboxing champion Mike Sheppard
Cheek was the United States Air Force boxing champion and started training in kickboxing and Muay Thai in 2000 at the age of twenty-three. In August 2004, he competed in a four-man tournament held over two days in Orlando, Florida to determine the IKF Amateur North American Super Heavyweight (+106.8 kg/235 lb) Muay Thai Champion. After defeating Bernard Settle, Jr. by technical knockout in round two of their semi-final bout, he outpointed Brian Wells to a unanimous decision in the final to take the crown. He followed this up with the IKF's Amateur California Muay Thai title when he stopped Ben Davis with low kicks in round one in Fairfield, California on March 26, 2005.
After turning professional, Cheek made his K-1 debut on August 13, 2005 in a tournament reserve bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II against Mike Sheppard, knocking him out in the second round. He was absent from both K-1 Las Vegas events in 2006 due to a torn ACL and MCL he sustained in February 2006.
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