Post by The Sandmen on Aug 13, 2012 12:32:46 GMT -5
Dennis Hallman raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ferocious staredown by McDonald while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Dennis Hallman seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Dennis Hallman fakes a punch and launches himself over Michael McDonald
Great move by Hallman who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Michael McDonald slightly pushes Hallman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Hallman moves forward looking for some action
He surprises McDonald with a double overhooks!
Low kick by Michael McDonald to maintain his distance.
That hits Dennis Hallman's ankle
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Hallman throws a lazy kick
McDonald dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
There is a small laceration on Dennis Hallman's Right eye
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Dennis Hallman fakes a punch and launches himself over Michael McDonald
Great move by Hallman who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
McDonald struggles and launches a few punches to Hallman's head
Those punches are hitting! Hallman covers his head!
Dennis Hallman pushes away McDonald trying to keep the fight at striking range
McDonald doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dennis Hallman
The fighters are clinching.
McDonald struggles and launches a few punches to Hallman's head
Nothing from this... Michael McDonald seems frustrated.
McDonald misses a step and Dennis Hallman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hallman tries to take Michael McDonald down... McDonald stumbles backwards and Dennis Hallman launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard McDonald's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Michael McDonald slightly pushes Hallman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dennis Hallman tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Michael McDonald
well done McDonald falls hard on the mat
McDonald ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Hallman is standing while McDonald is on the ground on his back
Hallman decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside McDonald's guard.
McDonald did not see that coming! Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald now.
Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald
Dennis Hallman tries to pass to half guard...
Michael McDonald can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hallman looks to work from half guard.
Dennis Hallman is in half guard over McDonald
Michael McDonald gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Hallman spins out, but Michael McDonald was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Hallman is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Dennis Hallman is on his feet again.
Hallman is standing while McDonald is on the ground on his back
Terrible one sided match... Hallman was not ready to fight a fighter of Michael McDonald caliber.
Hallman decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside McDonald's guard.
McDonald did not see that coming! Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald now.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald
Michael McDonald launches a few punches to Hallman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hallman tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald
Dennis Hallman tries to pass to half guard...
Michael McDonald's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Dennis Hallman is in closed guard over McDonald
Michael McDonald overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Hallman pulls his arm out of danger.
Hallman is trying to counter now!
Hallman struggles on the ground and tries to break Michael McDonald's guard...
McDonald doesn't want to free his opponent and Hallman continues in closed guard
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Dennis Hallman is in closed guard over McDonald
Michael McDonald gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Hallman spins out, but Michael McDonald was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
That Armbar to Triangle looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Hallman is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Michael McDonald. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Michael McDonald throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Hallman's chin! That stops Hallman in his tracks!
Hallman's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Dennis Hallman tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dennis Hallman who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
McDonald struggles and launches a few punches to Hallman's head
Those punches are hitting! Hallman covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
McDonald tries to breaks Dennis Hallman's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
McDonald doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Michael McDonald gets sloppy and Dennis Hallman tries to take advantage...
Hallman launches a few hard punches to Michael McDonald's ribs!
Michael McDonald's ribs shows the damage! Dennis Hallman is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to McDonald's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Michael McDonald launches a furious knee!
Bang! It clearly hits Hallman's groin!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The fighters are clinching.
McDonald launches a few hard punches to Dennis Hallman's ribs!
Dennis Hallman's ribs shows the damage! Michael McDonald is working his opponent ribs!
Dennis Hallman pushes away McDonald trying to keep the fight at striking range
McDonald doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dennis Hallman
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
McDonald's cornermen are worried about his safety if he continues clinching with Dennis Hallman.
Dennis Hallman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
McDonald is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
McDonald is trying to counter now!
Michael McDonald gets control of Dennis Hallman's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Dennis Hallman shakes him off and staves off danger.
McDonald doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dennis Hallman embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from McDonald who put distance between them
Michael McDonald shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dennis Hallman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull McDonald into his guard.
Michael McDonald is in closed guard over Hallman
McDonald tries to escape from the closed guard
McDonald succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Michael McDonald, but it's close.
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Round 2
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0:13 Round 2 and McDonald is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Michael McDonald throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Dennis Hallman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
McDonald is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald
Michael McDonald seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
McDonald tries to close his guard around Hallman
He succeeds!
Dennis Hallman is in closed guard over McDonald
Dennis Hallman tries to better his position on the ground...
Hallman breaks the closed guard of Michael McDonald and moves to half guard
Dennis Hallman is in side mount over Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald attempts to trap Dennis Hallman in his guard.
Michael McDonald manages to switch to half guard.
Dennis Hallman is in half guard over McDonald
McDonald reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Hallman hyper-extended his left leg
Michael McDonald gets his hips extended and Hallman is grimacing in pain. Dennis Hallman can take the pain no longer and taps!
Winner is Michael McDonald by Submission (Kneebar) at 1:17 Round 2
Statistics: Dennis Hallman
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Statistics: Michael McDonald
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/16 (50%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 136 s
Pretty one-sided actually. Ummm...yeah. I got nothing.
Ferocious staredown by McDonald while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Dennis Hallman seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Dennis Hallman fakes a punch and launches himself over Michael McDonald
Great move by Hallman who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Michael McDonald slightly pushes Hallman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Hallman moves forward looking for some action
He surprises McDonald with a double overhooks!
Low kick by Michael McDonald to maintain his distance.
That hits Dennis Hallman's ankle
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Hallman throws a lazy kick
McDonald dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
There is a small laceration on Dennis Hallman's Right eye
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Dennis Hallman fakes a punch and launches himself over Michael McDonald
Great move by Hallman who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
McDonald struggles and launches a few punches to Hallman's head
Those punches are hitting! Hallman covers his head!
Dennis Hallman pushes away McDonald trying to keep the fight at striking range
McDonald doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dennis Hallman
The fighters are clinching.
McDonald struggles and launches a few punches to Hallman's head
Nothing from this... Michael McDonald seems frustrated.
McDonald misses a step and Dennis Hallman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hallman tries to take Michael McDonald down... McDonald stumbles backwards and Dennis Hallman launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard McDonald's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Michael McDonald slightly pushes Hallman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dennis Hallman tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Michael McDonald
well done McDonald falls hard on the mat
McDonald ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Hallman is standing while McDonald is on the ground on his back
Hallman decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside McDonald's guard.
McDonald did not see that coming! Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald now.
Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald
Dennis Hallman tries to pass to half guard...
Michael McDonald can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hallman looks to work from half guard.
Dennis Hallman is in half guard over McDonald
Michael McDonald gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Hallman spins out, but Michael McDonald was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Hallman is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Dennis Hallman is on his feet again.
Hallman is standing while McDonald is on the ground on his back
Terrible one sided match... Hallman was not ready to fight a fighter of Michael McDonald caliber.
Hallman decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside McDonald's guard.
McDonald did not see that coming! Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald now.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald
Michael McDonald launches a few punches to Hallman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hallman tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald
Dennis Hallman tries to pass to half guard...
Michael McDonald's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Dennis Hallman is in closed guard over McDonald
Michael McDonald overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Hallman pulls his arm out of danger.
Hallman is trying to counter now!
Hallman struggles on the ground and tries to break Michael McDonald's guard...
McDonald doesn't want to free his opponent and Hallman continues in closed guard
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Dennis Hallman is in closed guard over McDonald
Michael McDonald gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Hallman spins out, but Michael McDonald was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
That Armbar to Triangle looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Hallman is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Michael McDonald. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Michael McDonald throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Hallman's chin! That stops Hallman in his tracks!
Hallman's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Dennis Hallman tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dennis Hallman who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
McDonald struggles and launches a few punches to Hallman's head
Those punches are hitting! Hallman covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
McDonald tries to breaks Dennis Hallman's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
McDonald doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Michael McDonald gets sloppy and Dennis Hallman tries to take advantage...
Hallman launches a few hard punches to Michael McDonald's ribs!
Michael McDonald's ribs shows the damage! Dennis Hallman is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to McDonald's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Michael McDonald launches a furious knee!
Bang! It clearly hits Hallman's groin!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The fighters are clinching.
McDonald launches a few hard punches to Dennis Hallman's ribs!
Dennis Hallman's ribs shows the damage! Michael McDonald is working his opponent ribs!
Dennis Hallman pushes away McDonald trying to keep the fight at striking range
McDonald doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dennis Hallman
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
McDonald's cornermen are worried about his safety if he continues clinching with Dennis Hallman.
Dennis Hallman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
McDonald is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
McDonald is trying to counter now!
Michael McDonald gets control of Dennis Hallman's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Dennis Hallman shakes him off and staves off danger.
McDonald doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dennis Hallman embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from McDonald who put distance between them
Michael McDonald shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dennis Hallman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull McDonald into his guard.
Michael McDonald is in closed guard over Hallman
McDonald tries to escape from the closed guard
McDonald succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Michael McDonald, but it's close.
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Round 2
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0:13 Round 2 and McDonald is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Michael McDonald throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Dennis Hallman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
McDonald is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Dennis Hallman is in open guard over McDonald
Michael McDonald seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
McDonald tries to close his guard around Hallman
He succeeds!
Dennis Hallman is in closed guard over McDonald
Dennis Hallman tries to better his position on the ground...
Hallman breaks the closed guard of Michael McDonald and moves to half guard
Dennis Hallman is in side mount over Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald attempts to trap Dennis Hallman in his guard.
Michael McDonald manages to switch to half guard.
Dennis Hallman is in half guard over McDonald
McDonald reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Hallman hyper-extended his left leg
Michael McDonald gets his hips extended and Hallman is grimacing in pain. Dennis Hallman can take the pain no longer and taps!
Winner is Michael McDonald by Submission (Kneebar) at 1:17 Round 2
Statistics: Dennis Hallman
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Statistics: Michael McDonald
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/16 (50%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 136 s
Pretty one-sided actually. Ummm...yeah. I got nothing.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!