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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Zieniek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons comes to the ring accompanied by Call Me The Breeze. Michael Zieniek has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charlie Parsons's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Zieniek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zieniek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Parsons misses with a wild combination.
Parsons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parsons misses with a few strikes there.
Parsons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parsons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parsons circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Parsons.
Parsons lands a two punch combo.
Parsons throws a low kick, looking for Zieniek's leg but Zieniek calmly moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parsons.
Parsons throws a nice looking combination but Zieniek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parsons jabs at Zieniek's body.
Zieniek looks gassed!
Zieniek takes one on the button.
Parsons moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parsons throws a push kick but Zieniek slaps the foot to one side.
Parsons swinging wilding here.
Parsons looks to land a combination but Zieniek avoids it well.
Parsons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zieniek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Parsons scores with a three punch combo!
Parsons throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons lands an overhand right.
Zieniek dodges the punch combination from Parsons.
Good standup being displayed there by Parsons as he connects with a hook.
Zieniek takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zieniek gets caught flat footed, as Parsons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Parsons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zieniek's head.
Parsons with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Parsons landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Parsons passes Zieniek's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zieniek has hold of Parsons's hands but Parsons slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Parsons there.
Parsons wants to stand up but Zieniek has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Parsons lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zieniek has hold of Parsons's hands but Parsons slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Parsons scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Parsons wants to pass the guard but Zieniek is defending well.
Zieniek moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parsons can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zieniek is trying to control the position but Parsons postures up.
Parsons trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zieniek's guard.
Parsons postures up in Zieniek's guard and throws a big left but Zieniek blocks it.
Zieniek wants to sweep here but Parsons controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parsons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parsons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parsons lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parsons shoots in and bounces Zieniek off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Parsons has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parsons scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Parsons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zieniek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parsons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parsons looking to sit in guard and control but Zieniek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zieniek!
Parsons in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parsons lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Parsons with a couple of short strikes.
Parsons lands a heavy elbow.
Parsons lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parsons cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zieniek is bucking up trying to escape but Parsons cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Parsons working the ground and pound effectively.
Parsons lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parsons can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zieniek is looking to escape.
Parsons putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zieniek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parsons cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parsons dominating with strikes here.
Parsons fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zieniek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Parsons breaks from Zieniek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Parsons is landing with some decent strikes but Zieniek is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zieniek wants to hold on but Parsons pushes him away.
Parsons working the ground and pound effectively.
Zieniek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Parsons dominating with strikes here.
Parsons scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zieniek takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Parsons landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zieniek is bucking up trying to escape but Parsons cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Parsons has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zieniek's face.
Parsons lands a nice shot to the head.
Zieniek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Parsons is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Zieniek has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Zieniek!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Parsons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zieniek postures up.
Parsons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parsons keeping moving, preventing Zieniek from controlling successfully.
Zieniek throws a big right hand that misses.
Parsons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parsons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zieniek gets caught flat footed, as Parsons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Parsons looking to pass the guard.
Zieniek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parsons trying to control the position from guard on top but Zieniek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parsons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parsons cracks Zieniek with a solid left hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Parsons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parsons wants to control from the top but Zieniek keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zieniek forces Parsons back against the ropes and clinches.
Parsons is looking to break free of the clinch but Zieniek has double underhooks.
Parsons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zieniek closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zieniek works his way into side control.
Parsons sneaks back into half guard.
Parsons throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zieniek wants to free his trapped foot but Parsons is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Parsons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zieniek wants to free his trapped foot but Parsons is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Parsons is trying to stand back up but Zieniek is controlling him
Parsons tries to get to full guard but Zieniek has control of the leg.
Parsons is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zieniek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zieniek's back!
Zieniek tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Parsons has hold of Zieniek's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zieniek manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zieniek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Parsons.
Zieniek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Parsons trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Parsons.
Parsons landing strikes from the mount and Zieniek is in trouble!
Parsons lands a nice shot to the head.
Zieniek is in a horrible position here. Parsons smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Parsons in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parsons connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zieniek is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek is desperately trying to improve his position but Parsons has a good base and remains in mount.
Parsons landing strikes from the mount.
Zieniek wants to control but Parsons is having none of it.
Zieniek working to try and regain half guard.
Parsons with shots to the head and body - Zieniek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Parsons scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parsons working the ground and pound effectively.
Parsons working for a submission but Zieniek is keeping him at bay.
Parsons punishing his opponent with strikes.
Parsons unloading with bombs!
Parsons looking to control but Zieniek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Parsons with good strikes from the mount here!
Parsons looking to control but Zieniek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Parsons working for a guillotine from mount but Zieniek is in no mood to give up.
Zieniek manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zieniek tries to roll over but Parsons keeps him under control.
Parsons looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parsons winds up and cracks Zieniek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zieniek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parsons scores with a couple of nice shots.
Parsons is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zieniek!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Parsons.
Zieniek bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zieniek wants to pass the guard but Parsons is keeping the position.
Parsons throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Parsons dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Parsons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Parsons does no damage.
Parsons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zieniek has a takedown stuffed.
Parsons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zieniek's waist but Zieniek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parsons off to one side.
Parsons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zieniek as he jumps to the side.
Zieniek with a poor takedown
and Parsons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zieniek thinking.
Zieniek doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parsons counters with a left to the body.
Charlie Parsons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Zieniek.
Parsons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zieniek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parsons tries to bum rush Zieniek with a series of wild strikes but Zieniek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parsons throws a head kick that misses.
Parsons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parsons throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Charlie Parsons is winning the standup battle so far.
Zieniek throws a nice looking combination but Parsons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parsons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parsons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parsons throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Parsons.
Charlie Parsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parsons closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Parsons lands in his opponent's guard.
Parsons lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Parsons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zieniek can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons passes into half guard.
Zieniek is trying to maintain the position but Parsons is very close to passing his half guard.
Parsons is looking for a kimura here.
Zieniek is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Parsons pulls his head out easily.
Zieniek trying to control from the bottom.
Parsons is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zieniek defends it well.
Zieniek is looking for a sweep. Parsons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parsons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zieniek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parsons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parsons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parsons throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zieniek.
Zieniek avoids the head kick by Parsons.
Parsons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parsons fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zieniek sprawls well initially but Parsons persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Parsons looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Parsons winds up and cracks Zieniek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Parsons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zieniek keeps working.
Zieniek trying to control but Parsons postures up.
Parsons slows the pace down in half guard.
Parsons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zieniek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parsons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons prevents Zieniek from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parsons pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zieniek is out of range and Parsons settles back down.
Parsons scores with a three punch combo!
Parsons misses with the combination.
Parsons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Parsons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parsons.
Parsons throws a right hand that Zieniek ducks under and follows up with a left that Zieniek also avoids with ease.
Parsons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parsons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zieniek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parsons lands a right hook to the body.
Parsons is looking to wear down Zieniek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parsons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zieniek counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parsons won't be happy with that.
Parsons sneaks back into half guard.
Parsons manages to get to full guard.
Parsons 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 takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons is working for a kimura but Zieniek is defending it quite comfortably.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Parsons in particular looking to stall.
Parsons passes to side control.
Zieniek is trying to improve his position.
Parsons scores with punches from side control.
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!
Zieniek is trying to control Parsons's posture but Parsons avoids it.
Zieniek gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zieniek missing with punches from the bottom.
Parsons thows a huge punch but Zieniek dodges it nicely.
Zieniek is trying to stand up here but Parsons is controlling him well.
Parsons thows a huge punch but Zieniek dodges it nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parsons.
Zieniek is pressing down on Parsons's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zieniek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parsons.
Zieniek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parsons is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zieniek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parsons.
Parsons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parsons fails to land with a series of punches.
Parsons throws a shot to the body.
Parsons lands a jab-cross combination.
Zieniek dodges the punch combination from Parsons.
Parsons throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parsons lands a nice shot to the body.
Parsons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zieniek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Parsons shoots in and bounces Zieniek off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Parsons scoring with some ground and pound.
Parsons distracts Zieniek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Parsons wants to pass the guard but Zieniek is keeping the position.
Zieniek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zieniek is looking to stand up but Parsons isn't so interested in that idea.
Parsons stands and throws Zieniek's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zieniek manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Parsons is refusing to be controlled, as Zieniek sits in half guard.
Parsons regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zieniek preventing the sweep.
Zieniek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parsons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parsons lands an upkick as Zieniek stands over him.
Parsons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zieniek's guard.
Parsons stands up over Zieniek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Parsons pushes down on Zieniek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Charlie Parsons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Parsons connects with a nice short shot to Zieniek's temple.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek taking some punishment here, with Parsons in his half guard.
Parsons drops an elbow to the side of Zieniek's head.
Ground and pound from Parsons.
Parsons takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parsons wants to take a breather but Zieniek is having none of it.
Parsons lands strikes from half guard.
Zieniek is trying to control but can't.
Zieniek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zieniek is trying to stand up here but Parsons is controlling him well.
Zieniek misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parsons misses with a combination
and Zieniek counters with a takedown into side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Parsons trying to control but Zieniek flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Zieniek looking for the RNC.
Zieniek not allowing Parsons to control his hands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek controlling well, preventing Parsons from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here.
Parsons tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Parsons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zieniek working for a guillotine from mount but Parsons is in no mood to give up.
Parsons really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zieniek wants to control the pace but Parsons is squirming around nicely.
Zieniek looking for a guillotine from mount but Parsons is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Parsons really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zieniek looking to control but Parsons is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Parsons regains half guard.
Parsons is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Parsons strikes from the bottom but Zieniek uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Parsons tries to bench press Zieniek off him but Zieniek keeps the position.
Zieniek decides to stand up, so the ref orders Parsons to his feet.
Zieniek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parsons pinned against the cage. Parsons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zieniek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parsons counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parsons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael Zieniek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parsons shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parsons showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parsons is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zieniek!
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Parsons showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parsons has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Charlie Parsons!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Charlie Parsons!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Charlie Parsons!
Charlie Parsons wins by unanimous decision!
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