Davis vs. Budd

[The Sandmen]

Alexis Davis is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Julia Budd doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Budd is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. She will have to do her best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Middle kick from Davis.
The kick just misses.
Budd throws a hook
She fails to land it.
Julia Budd gets sloppy and Alexis Davis tries to take advantage...
Davis launches a hook to the body
Julia Budd moves aside looking for a counter...
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Julia Budd fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Davis's chin
As the fight continues it seems that Alexis Davis is taking the best of the fight.
Alexis Davis shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Julia Budd is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Davis into her guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Alexis Davis is in closed guard over Budd
Budd tries to move on the ground and shows Alexis Davis a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Budd's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Budd has a small cut in her Forehead
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Alexis Davis is in closed guard over Budd
Deep breaths from Julia Budd who tries a hammer punch to Davis's ribs.
Davis blocks those punches
Budd misses a step and Alexis Davis sees an opportunity to counter her!
Davis use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) is cheering her!
Alexis Davis is in side mount over Julia Budd
Deep breaths from Julia Budd who tries a hammer punch to Davis's ribs.
Davis blocks those punches
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Alexis Davis is in side mount over Julia Budd
Alexis Davis seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Alexis Davis looks to pass to mount...
Budd creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Good leg kicks from Julia Budd.
Alexis Davis defends with ease.
Julia Budd gets sloppy and Alexis Davis tries to take advantage...
Davis launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Budd's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Budd moves backwards and Alexis Davis is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Brilliant combination from Alexis Davis
that forces Budd to try and defend better.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Julia Budd!
Davis is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Budd steps backwards away from Alexis Davis. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Davis grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Alexis Davis
Alexis Davis is in open guard over Budd
Budd launches a few weak punches
Davis blocks them effectively.
Alexis Davis is in open guard over Budd
Budd tries to close her guard around Davis
She succeeds!
Alexis Davis is in closed guard over Budd
Davis tries to escape from closed guard...
Davis struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Alexis Davis is in half guard over Budd
Deep breaths from Julia Budd who tries a hammer punch to Davis's ribs.
Davis blocks those punches
Davis is trying to counter now!
Alexis Davis pushes Budd's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Budd rolls and she's now on half guard over Alexis Davis. Nice reversal.
Julia Budd is in half guard over Davis
Davis is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alexis Davis attempts to move to full guard
Alexis Davis manages to switch to full guard.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Davis
Julia Budd tries to better her position on the ground...
Davis holds Julia Budd's head against her chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Davis
Budd breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Solid jabs from Julia Budd.
Davis defends.
Julia Budd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Budd steps backwards away from Alexis Davis. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Davis.



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Round 2
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Davis wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Davis moves forward and holds Budd
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Julia Budd tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Davis is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Davis is trying to counter now!
Big mistake from Julia Budd! Davis tries to finish her off with a RNC!
Davis is unable to lock that and Budd breaks the lock
Alexis Davis tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Davis circles out and slips free of Julia Budd's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Brilliant combination from Julia Budd
that forces Davis to try and defend better.
Budd shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Good leg kicks from Julia Budd.
Alexis Davis defends with ease.
Alexis Davis and Budd engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Julia Budd is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Some counter punches against Alexis Davis
almost hit her as she moves away.
Low kick by Julia Budd to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Budd avoids a dangerous strike from Davis
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Julia Budd gets sloppy and Alexis Davis tries to take advantage...
Davis launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Davis studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Budd decides to launch some tentative punches
Davis launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Budd with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Davis studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Every time Alexis Davis attempts to get inside
Budd misses with a low kick.
Budd is holding Alexis Davis's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Alexis Davis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Julia Budd is in side mount over Alexis Davis
Alexis Davis attempts to trap Julia Budd in her guard.
Alexis Davis manages to switch to full guard.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Davis
Davis measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Davis
Budd is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Davis's ribs.
Davis blocks Julia Budd's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Davis
Budd is in closed guard... Davis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Julia Budd!
Alexis Davis is in full mount over Julia Budd
Alexis Davis throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Budd breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Alexis Davis is in full mount over Julia Budd
Budd is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Alexis Davis pushes Julia Budd down and prevents her attempts to escape
Davis tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Alexis Davis throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Alexis Davis appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Budd's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
Budd breaks the lock showing some skills...
Alexis Davis is in full mount over Julia Budd
Davis sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Alexis Davis takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Julia Budd shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Budd struggles to free herself
Budd's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Davis is locking that Americana...
Punishing hold!
That Americana from Alexis Davis appears to be unbreakable
Julia Budd breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Alexis Davis is in full mount over Julia Budd
Davis is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Alexis Davis is in full mount over Julia Budd
Davis launches a barrage of elbows over Budd's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Budd doesn't fight back!
This is over! That impact from Alexis Davis has left Budd laying flat on the mat!
Budd can't see anything with that swollen left eye.
There is a small laceration on Julia Budd's Right cheek

Winner is Alexis Davis by KO (Elbows) at 4:34 Round 2

Statistics: Alexis Davis
Punches 11/17 (65%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 220 s

Statistics: Julia Budd
Punches 13/22 (59%)
Kicks 0/9 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 220 s

Davis wins the battle of and for Team Canada. Now she gets to be on the Olympic team or something.