Parsons locked up with his foe immediately, but as they went to the mat, Elder shook himself loose and got back to his feet. While standing, Parsons was sharp, and when he decided to take the fight to the mat with a little over a minute left, he got it. Two arm triangle choke attempts followed, but Elder made it out of the round.
Parsons grounded Elder early in round two and moved into the mount position, where he looked for the arm triangle again. Elder found daylight, though, and in the second minute he rose to his feet. A Parsons takedown followed, and while he came close to finishing Elder again, the Missouri native wasn’t going anywhere.
The Parsons onslaught continued in the third, and while Elder was ultra-game, this was the Floridian’s night.