Post by The Sandmen on Mar 21, 2012 15:58:00 GMT -5
Exhibition Match
Davis enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! She may be sure the fans are with her today.
She seems confident. She has seen Rickson "fight". She has every right to be confident.
Rickson Gracie looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance. That would be the last thing he would need.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rickson Gracie comes with a pitiful 10 fight losing streak.
The unfortunate referee of this bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Davis moves backwards and Rickson Gracie is asking him if she came today for fighting or running.
Brutal-looking high kick from Rickson Gracie!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Davis's Left cheek is beginning to swell
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
(meaning they are doing NOTHING)
Rickson is holding Alexis Davis's right leg... He's trying to take her down.
Alexis Davis loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Alexis Davis
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Alexis Davis...
Rickson Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Alexis Davis
Rickson Gracie takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Alexis Davis shoulder and pushes his left arm against the mat!
Rickson is locking that Americana...
Alexis Davis breaks that americana attempt!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Alexis Davis
Alexis Davis tries to roll on the ground...
Rickson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Davis clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie tries to better his position on the ground...
Rickson is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Alexis Davis
Rickson is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally? Unlikely. When he is trying to do things intentionally, they fail.
Regardless, Dan Miragliotta didn't see it!
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Alexis Davis
Rickson goes for an armbar!
Rickson is locking that Armbar...
Davis Hyper-extended his arm
That Armbar from Rickson Gracie appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Alexis Davis breaks the lock and pushes away Rickson Gracie, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Rickson Gracie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Rickson Gracie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rickson Gracie tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Rickson Gracie who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Alexis Davis pushes away Rickson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rickson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Alexis Davis
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alexis Davis slightly pushes Rickson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rickson studies his opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect. (doing nothing again)
Rickson is holding Alexis Davis's right leg... He's trying to take her down.
Alexis Davis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Davis's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured.
We don't know how or why it's wrenched, but it seems that it is getting wrenched none the less.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Alexis Davis
Rickson Gracie goes for an americana!
Rickson is locking that Americana...
Davis breaks free. Effortlessly, it seems. Rickson is useless.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Alexis Davis
Rickson Gracie isolates Alexis Davis's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Alexis Davis is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold, quite easily.
It was a Rickson hold, afterall.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Alexis Davis
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Alexis Davis...
Rickson Gracie slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Alexis Davis
Rickson Gracie throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Davis breaks the lock showing some skills...
Skills and, you know, Rickson Gracie's not good, so...yeah.
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Alexis Davis
Rickson suddenly holds Alexis Davis's arm and tries an armbar!
Davis struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Davis's eyes...
Davis almost didn't see what was happening before tap!
She is tapping! Is it out of pity for Rickson?
We'll never know! It's over.
And by god...
the winner....
the winner...
The winner is Rickson Gracie by Submission (Armbar) at 3:33 Round 1
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 96 s
Statistics: Alexis Davis
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 96 s
Well, Rickson finally won, though his record still reflects 0-10. I guess there's nothing else really going on here, so that's a wrap folks.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!