EFC1: Thursday Night Fights PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murska (ranked 4347 p4p, 4345 weight class) and Tank Ispa (ranked 166 p4p, 161 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.

Murska
vs
Ispa

188 cm
18
223
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
268
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Murska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tank Ispa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Ispa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murska just misses with a punch to the body.
Ispa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murska.
Murska is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ispa at a distance.
Murska throws a body punch but Ispa moves out of range.
Ispa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murska with a body shot.
Murska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ispa.
Murska is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ispa moves away.
Ispa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ispa manages to avoid it.
Murska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ispa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ispa was well out of range. Poor timing from Murska.
Ispa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska swings for the body but Ispa moves out of range.
Ispa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murska at a distance.
Murska is looking to wear down Ispa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ispa manages to avoid it.
Ispa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murska scores with a jab to the body.
Murska looks to score with a jab to the body but Ispa is just out of range.
Ispa lands with a good body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murska misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Murska dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Murska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ispa.
Ispa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ispa moves away.
Ispa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murska takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska takes a swing at Ispa's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Ispa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ispa was well out of range. Poor timing from Murska.
Ispa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ispa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ispa swings for the body but Murska moves out of range.
Murska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Ispa misses.
Murska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ispa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska misses with a wild body shot.
Ispa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ispa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murska appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Ispa misses.
A shot to the liver by Ispa. Beautiful body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ispa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murska has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murska misses the shot to the body.
Ispa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ispa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ispa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murska manages to avoid it.
Murska appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murska just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ispa Murska will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Murska misses the shot to the body.
Murska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ispa.
Ispa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ispa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murska moves away.
Ispa Murska is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa takes a swing at Murska's ribcage but misses.
Murska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ispa can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Murska misses
and Ispa counters with a nice body shot.
Ispa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murska swings for the body but Ispa moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ispa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murska appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ispa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ispa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murska swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Murska misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ispa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ispa.
Murska throws a body punch but Ispa moves out of range.
Murska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murska misses with a body shot.
Murska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ispa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murska misses with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ispa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Ispa really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ispa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ispa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ispa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murska.
Ispa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ispa was well out of range. Poor timing from Murska.
A nice side step and Ispa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ispa misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska swings for the body but Ispa moves out of range.
Murska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ispa manages to avoid it.
Ispa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Ispa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ispa lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ispa moves away.
Ispa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ispa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murska.
A countering left hand to the body from Ispa misses.
Ispa avoids the body shot from Murska.
Murska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ispa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ispa looks to score with a jab to the body but Murska is just out of range.
Ispa misses with a wild body shot.
Murska misses the shot to the body.
Ispa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murska with a body shot.
Murska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ispa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murska throws a body shot but no joy.
Murska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ispa moves away.
Ispa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murska swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ispa counters with a nice body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ispa misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Murska tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ispa Murska.
Well Murska 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 39:37
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 39:37
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 37:39

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ispa Murska!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
14%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lue Randle (ranked 5065 p4p, 6061 weight class) and Koa Kahananui (ranked 554 p4p, 615 weight class). Lue Randle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Randle
vs
Kahananui

181 cm
18
178
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
190
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lue Randle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koa Kahananui!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randle throws a big shot that misses.

Randle clinches.
Kahananui tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Randle avoids it.
Randle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kahananui can't break the clinch.
Kahananui landing knees to the body.

Kahananui pulls guard effortlessly.
Randle trying to control but Kahananui is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Randle scoring with some ground and pound.
Kahananui is trying to control the position but Randle postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randle stands up over Kahananui, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kahananui will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kahananui looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Kahananui working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Randle has passed into half guard!
Kahananui regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randle distracts Kahananui with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Randle trying to control but Kahananui is working from the bottom.
Randle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Randle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kahananui is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kahananui has escaped and now he's on top!

Kahananui trying to control the position from guard on top but Randle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kahananui's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Kahananui is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Randle drops back looking for a leg! Kahananui is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kahananui manages to kick Randle off! Randle jumps back into Kahananui's guard.
Randle is working Kahananui over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Randle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kahananui trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Randle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Randle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kahananui is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Randle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Randle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Randle tries to free his leg and advance position but Kahananui is retaining full guard.
Randle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kahananui keeping moving, preventing Randle from controlling successfully.
Kahananui has momentary wrist control but Randle slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kahananui is looking for a triangle but Randle pushes his legs off easily.
Kahananui wants to sweep here but Randle controlling him for the moment.
Kahananui is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kahananui has momentary wrist control but Randle slips an elbow through the middle.

Kahananui is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Randle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Randle postures up and lands a big shot to Kahananui's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kahananui is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Randle is aware though and is defending well.
Kahananui working a defensive guard here.
Randle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lue Randle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Randle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahananui.

Randle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kahananui sprawls well initially but Randle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Kahananui manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kahananui is looking to clinch but Randle is avoiding it.
Randle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kahananui takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Koa Kahananui has been cut.
Randle misses with a two punch combination.
Kahananui throws a series of punches but Randle moves out of range.
Randle throwing a counter right hand but Kahananui manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kahananui gets tackled into the cage by Randle. Randle maintains the clinch.
Randle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahananui can do to turn this around?

Randle successfully pulls guard.
Randle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kahananui throwing strikes from guard but Randle blocks nicely.
Kahananui is looking to work some ground and pound but Randle has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kahananui preventing the sweep.
Randle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kahananui controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Randle misses with an uppercut.

Randle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Randle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kahananui wants to control but Randle postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle grinds an elbow into Kahananui's temple.
Kahananui tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Randle cracks Kahananui with a big elbow.
Kahananui wants to control but Randle postures up.
Lue Randle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kahananui manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Randle working over Kahananui with some ground and pound. Kahananui looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kahananui wants to control but Randle is keeping busy.
Randle slips a nice elbow through Kahananui's hands, connecting with Kahananui's forehead.
Kahananui tries to get to full guard but Randle has control of the leg.
Randle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kahananui trying to hold on to Randle's head to control him but Randle postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Kahananui looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Randle in particular looking to stall.
Kahananui is trying to stand.
Randle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Randle winds up and cracks Kahananui with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Randle lands strikes from half guard.
Kahananui controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kahananui wants to control but Randle is keeping busy.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Randle here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kahananui might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Randle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Randle drops an elbow to the side of Kahananui's head.
Kahananui tries to roll over but Randle keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Randle.
Randle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Randle lands with a punch from half guard.
Kahananui trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lue Randle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Koa Kahananui's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kahananui dodges the punch combination from Randle.
Kahananui doesn't manage to clinch there - Randle circles away.
Kahananui throws a wild body kick that Randle sees coming a mile off.
Lue Randle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kahananui tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Randle defends well and Kahananui ends up having to push Randle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Randle throws a right and a left that Kahananui avoids nicely.

Randle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kahananui on his heels. He'll look to pass Kahananui's guard now, I'm sure.
Randle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kahananui is keeping the position for now.
Randle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randle trying to control but Kahananui is working from the bottom.
Randle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahananui looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randle is one step ahead there.
Randle trying to control but Kahananui is working from the bottom.

Randle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Randle stands up over Kahananui, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Randle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Randle postures up and lands a big shot to Kahananui's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Randle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Randle landing with the ground and pound.
Kahananui wants to improve his position but instead Randle has moved into half guard.
Randle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Randle lands a nice short elbow.
Kahananui wants to control but Randle is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Kahananui is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Randle pulls his head out easily.
Randle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Randle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Randle working over Kahananui with some ground and pound. Kahananui looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kahananui is trying to get back to full guard.
Randle lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kahananui wants to control but Randle is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Randle is working for a kimura but Kahananui is defending it quite comfortably.
Randle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Randle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kahananui is looking to improve his position.

Kahananui actively working from the bottom here.
Kahananui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Randle seems to be working for a kimura but Kahananui defends the submission attempt.
Koa Kahananui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kahananui wants to improve his position but Randle is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lue Randle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Randle 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lue Randle!
After winning the bout, Lue Randle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Eagle (ranked 5446 p4p, 21343 weight class) and No Name (ranked 417 p4p, 491 weight class). No Name is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Eagle
vs
Name

179 cm
19
144
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
24
154
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Name shoots for a double leg takedown but Eagle sprawls well. He's pushed Name's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eagle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Name counters with a shoot takedown. Eagle fights it but they end up in guard.

Eagle has his foot on Name's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Name works his way back into a safe position though.
Eagle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Eagle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Name passes Eagle's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Name is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Eagle sees it coming and defends easily.
Name stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Name is trying to work for a kimura but Eagle is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Name looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Name sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eagle defending well though.
Eagle is trying to maintain the position but Name is very close to passing his half guard.
Eagle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eagle trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eagle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Name controls the pace.
Name trying to control but Eagle is working from the bottom.
Name looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Name missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Name trying to control the position from guard on top but Eagle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eagle is striking but Name is not phased and passes to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Name working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Eagle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Eagle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Eagle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Eagle wants to improve his position but Name is controlling well.

Name in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Eagle tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Name!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). No Name!