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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judge Holden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holden comes to the cage accompanied by Act a Fool. Parsons has chosen Call Me The Breeze as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Charlie Parsons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judge Holden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holden throws a hook but Parsons avoids it easily.
Holden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parsons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parsons lands a body shot.
Holden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holden clinches.
Holden decides to pull guard.
Parsons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parsons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parsons wants to control but Holden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holden prevents Parsons from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holden trying to control the action but Parsons is working from the bottom.
Parsons is defending against the submission attempts here by Holden.
Parsons wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holden content to control rather than advance.
Parsons trying to control from the bottom.
Holden is keen to just control but Parsons is a slippery customer.
Parsons wants to control but Holden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Charlie Parsons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parsons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holden shoots in looking for a takedown. Parsons tries to sprawl out of it but Holden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parsons manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Charlie Parsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parsons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parsons lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parsons. That's going to slow Holden down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parsons is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holden rather than just go for the knockout.
Holden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice uppercut lands for Holden. That snapped Parsons's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holden gets a clinch.
Holden prevents Parsons from breaking the clinch.
Holden tries to pull guard but Parsons won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judge Holden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holden ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Holden no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Parsons wants to stand but Holden has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Parsons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holden trying to control the position.
Holden keeping moving, preventing Parsons from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parsons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parsons defends it easily.
Holden working for a triangle but Parsons defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parsons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parsons is looking to stand up but Holden won't let him.
Parsons postures up in Holden's guard and throws a big left but Holden blocks it.
Holden trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parsons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parsons gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Holden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parsons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holden was well out of range. Poor timing from Parsons.
Parsons fails to land with a series of punches.
Holden checks the leg kick.
Holden scores with a decent looking hook.
Parsons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holden throws a hook but Parsons blocks it.
Holden defending well as Parsons loads up on a big left hand.
Holden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holden checks a low kick from Parsons.
Holden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parsons tries to avoid it but Holden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parsons to the ground. Parsons escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Parsons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holden scores with a body shot.
Parsons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holden manages to avoid it.
Holden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Parsons's corner calls for a 1-2. Parsons obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Parsons misses the shot to the body.
Holden misses the shot to the body.
Holden lands a jab to the nose.
Parsons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holden.
Parsons is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holden dives in and scores a takedown into Parsons's guard.
Parsons is still in real trouble! Can Holden finish him?
Parsons is breathing heavily.
Parsons wants to sweep here but Holden controlling him for the moment.
Holden forces his way into half guard.
Parsons seems to have recovered his senses.
Holden is working for a submission of some sort.
Parsons wants to control but Holden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons is trying to get back to full guard.
Judge Holden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Parsons manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Holden wants to control from the top but Parsons keeps moving.
Holden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Holden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Holden preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons keeping moving, preventing Holden from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Judge Holden just wasn't active enough.
Holden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parsons throws out the jab.
Holden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parsons tries to avoid it but Holden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parsons to the ground. Parsons escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Parsons misses with a two punch combination.
Holden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parsons avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judge Holden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Judge Holden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parsons fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holden works Parsons's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Parsons throws a push kick but Holden slaps the foot to one side.
Holden throws a body punch but Parsons moves out of range.
Parsons misses with a left hand
and Holden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parsons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parsons fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holden checks it well.
Parsons dodges the punch combination from Holden.
Parsons lands a head kick. Holden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Holden is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parsons.
Judge Holden is winning the standup battle so far.
Parsons missing with a left hand there. Holden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holden tries to clinch up but Parsons circles away and keeps his distance.
Parsons is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Holden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parsons momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Holden dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Parsons finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parsons throws a poor cross that misses
and Parsons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Parsons as Holden shoots in.
Parsons throws a wild body kick that Holden sees coming a mile off.
Parsons throws a leg kick but Holden moved away.
Parsons fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holden is out of range.
Holden looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Holden trying to control but Parsons is working from the bottom.
Parsons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parsons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holden stays in close to Parsons's body and controls the position.
Holden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parsons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holden wants to control from the top but Parsons keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Judge Holden just wasn't active enough.
Parsons lands with a good body shot.
Parsons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parsons misses with a low kick.
Parsons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holden moves away.
Parsons swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Holden to counter with a crisp jab.
Parsons throws a hook but Holden blocks it.
Parsons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holden avoids the body shot from Parsons.
Parsons misses with a straight right.
Holden shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Parsons napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parsons is looking to reverse the position.
Holden in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Holden has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Parsons!
Holden moves to take his opponent's back.
Holden working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Holden has the hooks in. Parsons is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Parsons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden looking for the choke but no joy.
Parsons is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Holden is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Parsons's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
I would not like to be Parsons right now.
Holden tries to keep control of the position but Parsons is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holden is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Parsons has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Holden wants to control but Parsons is keeping busy.
Parsons can't escape the position.
Parsons is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Holden off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Holden is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Parsons is defending well though. Holden let's go of the attempt for now.
Holden looking for the RNC.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parsons turns into Holden and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Holden clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holden lands a really nice looking cross but Parsons seems unphased.
Holden tries to clinch up.
Parsons tries a head kick but it misses.
Parsons dodges the punch combination from Holden.
Parsons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holden throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parsons looks for the body kick but Holden saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parsons. Holden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parsons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Holden.
Parsons is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Parsons throws a lazy right hand but Holden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice straight punches there by Holden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons cracks a nice hook into Holden's ribs.
Parsons looks to land a right hand but Holden moved out of range.
Holden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parsons.
Holden shoots in but no luck this time.
Parsons misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Parsons
and Holden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parsons connects with a leg kick. Holden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holden fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judge Holden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holden avoids the body shot from Parsons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holden throws out the jab.
Parsons throws out a leg kick but Holden moves out of range and Parsons only half commits.
Holden scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parsons.
A right-left combo lands from Holden.
Parsons throws a wild body kick that Holden sees coming a mile off.
Holden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parsons defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holden.
Parsons throws a head kick but Holden moves out of range.
Holden tries to clinch up but Parsons circles away and keeps his distance.
Parsons throws a leg kick
and Holden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden lands a high kick!
Parsons finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parsons swinging wildly here.
Holden lands with a good body shot.
Holden shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Holden was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Holden controlling from the full mount.
Holden is working for a guillotine from mount but Parsons frees his head quite easily.
Holden trying to control but Parsons is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons can't escape the position.
Holden wants to control the pace but Parsons is squirming around nicely.
Parsons regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holden is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Holden works his way into side control.
Holden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Parsons knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Holden had his way with Charlie Parsons in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Parsons connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Parsons.
Holden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parsons swivels and escapes.
Parsons takes a swing at Holden's ribcage but misses.
Holden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parsons's waist but Parsons gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holden off to one side.
Holden blocks a head kick by Parsons.
Holden cracks Parsons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holden throws out a powerful jab.
Holden throws a looping overhand right but Parsons ducks down to avoid it.
Holden lands a nice hook to Parsons's body. Parsons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holden jabs at Parsons's body.
Parsons is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Holden lands with a hook. Parsons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Holden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parsons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holden counters with a straight right hand.
Holden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Parsons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holden moves away.
Parsons throws a leg kick
and Holden counters with a left to the body.
Holden scores with a nice strike.
BOOM! Holden lands a beautiful left hook that drops Parsons. Parsons tries to recover but Holden is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Parsons lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judge Holden!
Judge Holden retains his light heavyweight title!
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