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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estevan Ledesma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Haskil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ledesma comes to the cage accompanied by Mark Ronson ft Q-Tip - Bang Bang. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estevan Ledesma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Haskil!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledesma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haskil bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ledesma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haskil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ledesma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haskil circles away.
Ledesma throws an overhand right that lands on Haskil's shoulder, as Haskil tries to avoid the shot.
Ledesma misses with an uppercut. Haskil saw that one coming.
Haskil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ledesma fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledesma misses with a hook.
Ledesma looking to score a takedown here. Haskil is defending well but Ledesma drives through and ends up in Haskil's guard.
Haskil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ledesma slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ledesma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haskil is keeping the position for now.
Haskil wants to stand but Ledesma is controlling the position.
Ledesma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haskil is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledesma wants to control from the top but Haskil keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ledesma is really struggling to control Haskil but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Haskil wants to get back to his feet but Ledesma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haskil drives through and clinches with Ledesma against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledesma has had enough of the clinch but Haskil keeps him there for the moment.
Ledesma wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Estevan Ledesma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haskil being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haskil throws an elbow but misses.
Haskil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ledesma breaks the clinch.
Haskil swings widly with a right hand
and Ledesma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ledesma misses with a hook. Haskil ducked under it nicely.
Ledesma slips a jab from Haskil.
Ledesma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haskil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledesma moves in looking to clinch but Haskil pushes him off.
Ledesma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskil was well out of range. Poor timing from Ledesma.
Ledesma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ledesma tries for a takedown but Haskil sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ledesma needs to keep his hands up - Haskil had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Ledesma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Ledesma misses.
Eddie Haskil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haskil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estevan Ledesma dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Ledesma.
Haskil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ledesma fails to land with a series of punches.
Estevan Ledesma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ledesma feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ledesma is pushing down on Haskil's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haskil is fighting to maintain full guard but Ledesma has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ledesma looks to land a strike but Haskil avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Haskil keeping moving, preventing Ledesma from controlling successfully.
Ledesma is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Haskil is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haskil can do anything to dispel that myth.
Haskil wants to get back to his feet but Ledesma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ledesma is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ledesma's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haskil can't keep his opponent in guard - Ledesma advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Haskil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ledesma.
Ledesma working over Haskil with some ground and pound. Haskil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ledesma thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Haskil to regain full guard.
Ledesma is pushing down on Haskil's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haskil is fighting to maintain full guard but Ledesma has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledesma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ledesma misses with a head shot. Haskil uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskil keeping moving, preventing Ledesma from controlling successfully.
Ledesma throws and elbow that misses. Haskil uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ledesma's guard. Nice move by Haskil!
Ledesma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledesma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haskil defending well though.
Ledesma is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haskil has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ledesma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ledesma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ledesma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ledesma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ledesma thows a huge punch but Haskil dodges it nicely.
Ledesma throwing shots but Haskil is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledesma is looking to advance position but Haskil won't allow it.
Estevan Ledesma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haskil manages to get to full guard.
Ledesma wants to control from the top but Haskil keeps moving.
Haskil wants to stand up but Ledesma is controlling him.
Ledesma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ledesma makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ledesma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estevan Ledesma dominated that second round.
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!
Ledesma misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Ledesma misses.
A combination from Ledesma does no damage.
Haskil staying out of range there.
Ledesma is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haskil moves away from the strike by Ledesma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledesma dives in and grabs Haskil's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haskil pushes down on Ledesma's head and hops out.
Haskil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ledesma throws out the jab.
Haskil has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ledesma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ledesma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haskil.
Ledesma with a nice cross.
Ledesma throws a lazy right hand but Haskil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ledesma looks to land a right hand but Haskil moved out of range.
Ledesma swings widly with a right hand
enabling Haskil to counter with a crisp jab.
Ledesma misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledesma misses with an uppercut.
Ledesma swings widly with a right hand
letting Haskil counter with a right hand.
Haskil misses with a straight right.
A big right from Ledesma misses.
Ledesma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ledesma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Estevan Ledesma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haskil misses with a series of wild punches.
Haskil throws a looping overhand right but Ledesma ducks down to avoid it.
Eddie Haskil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil rushes Ledesma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haskil lands an elbow that stopped Ledesma in his tracks for a moment.
Ledesma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haskil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ledesma's elbow.
Haskil lands a hook that snaps the head of Ledesma backwards.
Ledesma works on Haskil's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ledesma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haskil pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haskil struggles to land a body shot inside as Ledesma controls his hands.
Haskil tries to land knees in the clinch but Ledesma avoids the damage to the body.
Ledesma gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ledesma is trying to control the action in half guard but Haskil is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Estevan Ledesma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledesma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ledesma thows a huge punch but Haskil dodges it nicely.
Ledesma winds up and cracks Haskil with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ledesma passes to full mount!
Ledesma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haskil can do to turn this around?
Ledesma throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Ledesma there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ledesma landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Haskil that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Haskil is rocked!
Ledesma softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Haskil is out cold! Ledesma jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Estevan Ledesma!
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