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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Haley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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186 lbs
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley throws a head kick that misses.
Haley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Bueno looks to move away, Haley throws a big counter combo bu Bueno just gets out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bueno throws a nice looking combination but Haley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bueno on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bueno throws an overhand right that lands on Haley's shoulder, as Haley tries to avoid the shot.
Bueno takes a swing at Haley's ribcage but misses.
Haley fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haley moves away.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haley.
Haley looks to land a combination but Bueno avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Haley. Those never looked like landing.
Haley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bueno as he jumps to the side.
Bueno flicks out a counter leg kick but Haley steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno keeps the fight on the outside.
Haley scores with a body shot.
Bueno darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bueno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Bueno there.
Bueno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haley wants to control but Bueno is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bueno lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bueno not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley wants to get back to full guard.
Haley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Haley gets full guard.
Bueno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haley wants to sweep but no luck.
Bueno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bueno chips away with some ground and pound.
Bueno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but Bueno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley won't allow Bueno to sweep him here.
Haley throws a big elbow that misses.
Haley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bueno is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bueno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bueno keeping moving, preventing Haley from controlling successfully.
Bueno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Haley with a nice head shot there.
Bueno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bueno throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haley is doing well to control the position and prevent Bueno from advancing to side control.
Haley is trying to escape back to his feet but Bueno uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The ground and pound from Bueno 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.
Taco Bueno dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bueno was well out of range. Poor timing from Haley.
Haley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bueno on the side of the head.
Haley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueno.
Bueno on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bueno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haley scores with the left hand. Bueno knows he should have avoided that one.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haley moves away.
Haley avoids the body shot from Bueno.
Haley lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bueno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Bueno misses.
Haley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bueno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bueno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno connects with a body shot that sends Haley's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno lands an overhand right.
Dan Haley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bueno swats away the attempt to clinch by Haley.
Haley blocks a head kick by Bueno.
It looked like Haley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bueno.
Bueno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bueno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haley counters with a stiff right hand.
Haley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bueno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bueno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haley missing with a left hand there. Bueno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haley manages to avoid it.
Bueno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bueno misses with an uppercut.
Haley jabs at Bueno's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno scores with a shot to the body.
Taco Bueno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Haley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Haley wants to control but Bueno is keeping him busy.
Bueno regains half guard.
Haley lands strikes from half guard.
Bueno slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bueno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haley manages to get himself to full guard.
Haley trying to keep a closed guard but Bueno is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bueno is one step ahead there.
Bueno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haley is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bueno wants to control from the top but Haley keeps moving.
Bueno preventing the sweep.
Haley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bueno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haley looking for a sweep. Not yet Haley, not yet.
Bueno tries to free his leg and advance position but Haley is retaining full guard.
Bueno postures up.
Bueno wants to control from the top but Haley keeps moving.
Haley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Bueno.
Haley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bueno momentarily.
Bueno throws a one two combo.
Haley moves out of range of the strikes.
Haley defending well as Bueno loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bueno.
Haley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bueno circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Bueno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Bueno stuffs the takedown.
Bueno takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bueno misses with a wild body shot.
Haley throws a quick counter head kick but Bueno was just out of range.
Bueno misses the jab.
Bueno misses with a series of wild punches.
Haley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haley takes a swing at Bueno's ribcage but misses.
Haley works the jab nicely.
Bueno moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Dan Haley has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bueno is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bueno sneaks back into half guard.
Bueno wants to improve his position but Haley is controlling well.
Haley wants to free his trapped foot but Bueno is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bueno is trying to get back to full guard.
Haley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dan Haley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Bueno is pressing down on Haley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Haley preventing the sweep.
Bueno can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haley controls the pace.
Bueno keeping moving, preventing Haley from controlling successfully.
Bueno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bueno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haley is one step ahead there.
Bueno is looking for a triangle but Haley pushes his legs off easily.
Taco Bueno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haley connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bueno.
A big right from Bueno misses.
Haley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bueno.
Bueno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haley.
Haley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bueno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haley rushes Bueno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haley trying to control the position but instead, Bueno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haley into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haley throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haley misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bueno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bueno prevents a body shot from Haley.
Bueno looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Haley.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haley lands with a light punch inside.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haley blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Haley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bueno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Taco Bueno!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Taco Bueno!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Taco Bueno!
Taco Bueno wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Taco Bueno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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