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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Echart Tolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glin Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Echart Tolle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glin Burman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolle circles away quickly and effectively.
Burman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tolle shoots in but no luck this time.
Burman throws a sloppy head kick and Tolle moves out of range easily.
Burman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burman tries to bum rush Tolle with a series of wild strikes but Tolle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tolle moves out of range of the body kick.
Burman misses with a head kick.
Burman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burman throws a head kick that misses.
Burman misses with a straight left.
Burman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burman misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tolle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burman throws the left hand but Tolle avoids the punch easily.
Tolle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tolle shoots in for a takedown but Burman shows good takedown defense.
Burman misses with a low kick.
Burman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tolle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Echart Tolle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolle staying out of range there.
Tolle thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Burman misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolle circles away quickly and effectively.
Burman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tolles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tolle shoots in looking for a takedown but Burman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tolle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burman lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burman fails to land with a series of punches.
Burman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burman throws a nice looking combination but Tolle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tolle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burman manages to avoid it.
Burman lands with a nice combination. Tolle backs away looking to recover.
Burman thows a body shot but no joy.
Burman misses with a head kick.
Burman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tolle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tolle. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Burman throws a head kick but Tolle moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burman misses with a series of wild punches.
Burman throws a right and a left that Tolle avoids nicely.
Burman scores with a head kick.
Burman throws a push kick but Tolle slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burman.
Burman misses with a low kick.
Burman gets caught flat footed, as Tolle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tolle throws a big right hand that misses.
Tolle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tolle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burman keeping moving, preventing Tolle from controlling successfully.
Burman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tolle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tolle throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolle throwing strikes but missing.
Tolle throws a big elbow that misses.
Tolle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burman is looking to stand up but Tolle isn't so interested in that idea.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tolle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tolle wants to control from the top but Burman keeps moving.
Burman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tolle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Burman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burman's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tolle drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burman!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burman tries to stand but Tolle is controlling his head.
Tolle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Burman wants to stand but Tolle has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tolle controlling the position for now.
Tolle is looking to control Burman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tolle avoid being mounted?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tolle tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tolle trying to control but Burman postures up.
Tolle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tolle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burman being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tolle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burman as he jumps to the side.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Burman.
A swing and a miss from Burman.
Tolle tries to bum rush Burman with a series of wild strikes but Burman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Burman.
Tolle slips a jab and a cross from Burman.
Glin Burman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burman misses with a double jab.
Tolle gets the takedown into side control.
Tolle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tolle is working Burman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tolle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tolle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burman parries the strikes from Tolle easily there. Tolle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Burman to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Burman dodges the ground and pound from Tolle.
The ground and pound from Tolle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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 Echart Tolle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tolle blocks the body kick.
Glin Burman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Burman.
Tolle avoids the body shot from Burman.
Burman misses with a double jab.
Burman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burman.
Burman throws a sloppy head kick and Tolle moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Burman both land. Nice combination.
Tolle slips a straight right by Burman.
Tolle is looking to clinch.
Tolle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolle misses with a wild combination.
Burman misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Tolle as he checks the leg kick.
Tolle closes the distance and clinches.
Burman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tolle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Echart Tolle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burman throws a leg kick but Tolle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burman throws a right hand that Tolle ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolle also avoids with ease.
Burman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burman swings for the body but Tolle moves out of range.
Burman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Burman.
Burman is breathing heavily.
Burman tries to bum rush Tolle with a series of wild strikes but Tolle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tolle.
Tolle has his takedown stuffed
and Burman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tolle thinking.
Glin Burman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burman connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burman throws a head kick but Tolle moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tolle.
Tolle throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tolle cracks Burman with a big elbow.
Tolle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burman is avoiding damage well.
Tolle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Burman wants to get back to his feet.
Tolle lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolle scores with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Tolle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tolle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Burman down.
Tolle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Burman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Echart Tolle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tolle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tolle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tolle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burman dodges the ground and pound from Tolle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tolle is working Burman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tolle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tolle working the ground and pound but Burman is defending the strikes.
Tolle scoring with punches and elbows.
Burman bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Glin Burman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burman stuffs the takedown.
Burman throws a sloppy head kick and Tolle moves out of range easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burman throws a looping overhand right but Tolle ducks down to avoid it.
Tolle moves out of range of the body kick from Burman.
Burman tries a head kick but it misses.
Burman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tolle.
Tolle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tolle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Burman to the ground. Tolle is now in Burman's guard.
Tolle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tolle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tolle throwing strikes but missing.
Tolle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Tolle.
Burman is pushing Tolle's head away, looking to escape. Tolle manages to hold on to the position though.
Tolle trying to control the action but Burman is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tolle tries for a kimura but Burman is defending well.
Tolle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tolle goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Burman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tolle but great work by Burman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burman tries to stand but Tolle is controlling his head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tolle is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Tolle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tolle sneaks back into half guard.
Burman tries to stand and escape but Tolle actually recovers to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolle has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Burman has passed into side control.
What's Tolle going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Echart Tolle dominated that second round.
That's time! Tolle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burman tests Tolle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tolle on the side of the head.
Burman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burman 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 Tolle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tolle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Burman. Those never looked like landing.
Tolle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Burman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tolle is nestled in close to Burman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tolle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolle is looking to advance position but Burman won't allow it.
Tolle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tolle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tolle seems to be looking for submissions.
Tolle thows a huge punch but Burman dodges it nicely.
Tolle throwing shots but Burman is blocking nicely.
Tolle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burman sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolle trying to mount his opponent but Burman defends it.
Tolle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burman's head.
Tolle throwing shots but Burman is blocking nicely.
Tolle is looking for a kimura here.
Tolle works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolle is looking to take a break and control but Burman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tolle working the ground and pound.
Tolle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tolle is trying to get an arm triangle but Burman is defending well.
Tolle working the body and head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Tolle.
Tolle working the ground and pound.
Tolle throws an elbow but Burman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Burman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tolle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burman, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Tolle crashes against the mat.
Tolle fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tolle prevents Burman from escaping the position.
Tolle lands some shots froms side control.
An elbow from Tolle crashes against the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tolle lands a few punches from side control.
Tolle creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burman is avoiding damage well.
Burman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tolle is working to tighten is grip on Burman's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Burman has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tolle is really squeezing tight and eventually Burman passes out! Tolle breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Echart Tolle!
Echart Tolle retains his welterweight title!
Echart Tolle made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thank you for my belt!!!! Now that I'm champ known that I'm not going to lose and that the 205lbers should watch there backs because I want that belt two. I'll fight anyone anytime any day I'm the best 170 lbs fighter to walk the planet'.
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RATING
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