I only made my first post to give my impressions. I was unaware this thread was only for positive impressions. I'm not going to sugar coat what I think for you or anyone else. I will still play the demo a few more times, but the button mashing will be enough to ruin the game for me.
I made the second post to set people straight who called me out as a liar (you are one of them). Next time, keep your posts factual and I won't have to come back.
EDIT: Apologies from me. After playing again, I tried just holding the button down to get up, and it does work. The animation in the corner, to me, looked like it wanted me to mash the buttons (and I did not see anything in the tutorial about it). However, it still requires button mashing for some submissions and grapples. I still don't like that part, but I'll play a little more to see what I think.