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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ivan Erko (ranked 3163 p4p, 3162 weight class) and Todd Hofmann (ranked 336 p4p, 335 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent boxer
KO power
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Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Erko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Hofmann!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erko gets a clinch.
Hofmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erko throws a body kick that misses.
Erko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hofmann clinches up against the ropes.
Erko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Erko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hofmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Erko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Erko working hard to break the clinch.
Hofmann manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hofmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erko tries to clinch but Hofmann moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hofmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann blocks the body kick.
Erko wants to clinch up but Hofmann keeps it at a distance.
Hofmann steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Erko.
Erko tries to clinch but Hofmann is having none of it.
Hofmann scores with a hook.
Erko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hofmann.
Hofmann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Erko duly obliges.
It looks like Todd Hofmann has been cut.
Hofmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Erko wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Erko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hofmann.
Erko throws a sloppy head kick and Hofmann moves out of range easily.
Hofmann unleashes a big counter combination but Erko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Erko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hofmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Erko lands but Hofmann takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hofmann moves into range and clinches up with Erko.
Erko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hofmann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erko keeps the fight on the outside.
Erko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hofmann.
Erko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Erko!
Hofmann pushes Erko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Erko manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erko closes the distance and clinches.
Hofmann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hofmann breaks the clinch.
Erko tries to clinch but Hofmann is having none of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Hofmann scores with a four punch combination!
Hofmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erko.
Hofmann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hofmann moves in looking to clinch but Erko pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Erko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Erko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erko swings for the body but Hofmann moves out of range.
Hofmann tries to counter by closing the distance.
Erko avoids the head kick by Hofmann.
Hofmann throws a sloppy head kick and Erko moves out of range easily.
Erko looks to land a body kick but Hofmann moved away.
Hofmann blocks a head kick by Erko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hofmann throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Erko is breathing heavily.
Hofmann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick from Hofmann lands but Erko takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Todd Hofmann will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Todd Hofmann's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hofmann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Erko tries to circle away but Hofmann has him pinned against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Erko working hard to break the clinch.
Erko wants to stall.
Erko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erko misses with a low kick.
Hofmann misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erko tries to clinch but Hofmann is having none of it.
Hofmann tries a head kick but it misses.
Hofmann tries a head kick but it misses.
Erko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hofmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erko rushes Hofmann and presses him up against the ropes.
Erko tries to land a knee to the head but Hofmann blocks with his arms.
Hofmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erko clinches up with Hofmann and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hofmann lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Erko.
Hofmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erko pushes Hofmann up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hofmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Erko.
Hofmann breaks from the clinch.
Hofmann tries to clinch there but Erko circles away.
Erko throws a right hand that Hofmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hofmann also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erko tries to clinch there but Hofmann circles away.
Hofmann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hofmann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hofmann tries to clinch but Erko is having none of it.
Erko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hofmann connects with a leg kick.
Hofmann misses with the combination.
Erko tries to clinch there but Hofmann circles away.
Hofmann throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Erko gets tackled into the ropes by Hofmann. Hofmann maintains the clinch.
Hofmann is trying to maintain a safe position but Erko gets an underhook and turns Hofmann into the ropes.
Hofmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hofmann. Hofmann obviously looking to wear him down.
Hofmann lands with a slapping head kick.
Hofmann avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Erko tries to clinch but Hofmann moves out of range.
Hofmann is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Hofmann.
A low kick lands for Hofmann.
Erko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hofmann instigates a clinch.
Hofmann crunches a lovely knee into Erko's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Erko as Hofmann tries to tie him up.
Hofmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erko tries to keep at a distance but Hofmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hofmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivan Erko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Erko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hofmann clinches.
Hofmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Erko moves in looking to clinch but Hofmann pushes him off.
Hofmann throws a nice looking combination but Erko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Hofmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Todd Hofmann's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Hofmann.
Erko tries to clinch there but Hofmann circles away.
Todd Hofmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hofmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Erko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Erko takes the fight into the clinch.
Erko is trying to maintain a safe position but Hofmann gets an underhook and turns Erko into the ropes.
Erko wants to stall.
Erko seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hofmann is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hofmann tries to clinch up.
Hofmann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Erko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofmann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erko, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hofmann slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hofmann takes a shot to the head.
Erko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hofmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erko manages to avoid it.
Hofmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hofmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hofmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Erko eats them both and turns towards Hofmann to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Erko tries to clinch there but Hofmann circles away.
Erko is looking to clinch.
Erko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Erko moves in looking to clinch but Hofmann pushes him off.
Erko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hofmann.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erko. Hofmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erko scores with a jab. Hofmann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Erko tries to clinch up but Hofmann circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Erko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hofmann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hofmann scores with a hook to the body. Erko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erko instigates a clinch.
Hofmann being controlled against the ropes.
Hofmann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Erko is keeping busy.
Hofmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erko tries to clinch up but Hofmann circles away and keeps his distance.
Hofmann swats away the attempt to clinch by Erko.
Hofmann is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hofmann is looking to chop away at Erko's legs.
Erko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hofmann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hofmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Erko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hofmann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hofmann closes the distance and clinches.
Ivan Erko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd Hofmann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Erko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Hofmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hofmann has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Hofmann!
Todd Hofmann thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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