It's obvious that the fans here favor Julianne tonight. She stands in the cage and runs her fingers through her straight blonde hair. She smiles out at the crowd and waves to them. Paris Berelc looks calm in her corner. The American fighter looks convinced of her abilities. "Let's get fight started, Julianne. I have other places to be..." Julianne Hough appears calm in her corner. This skilled American fighter looks confident. "I'm ready for this fight! Let's go!" This is the first time these two have meet inside the cage. It should be a pretty fair match tonight. I can't pick which fighter will be raising her fists after this match. Paris Berelc comes with a 4 fight winning streak. The referee of the bout is Lena Gercke. ========================================= Round 1 ========================================= The bell has rung and we are underway. We've got a Badass Barbies fighter against a Strikeforce fighter, who's going to have their fist raised in victory? Paris Berelc's corner men are yelling for her to escape from the ground. Julianne Hough can totally finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding given half the chance. Paris has got to find a way out now! Incredible high kick from Julianne Hough! Paris deflects and sidesteps. Such grace! I love it! Paris Berelc tries a hook to the body! Julianne manages to dodge it. Nice escape from that hook. Paris clumsily fails here and it's time for Julianne to fight back... Middle kick from Julianne Hough. The kick just misses Paris's breasts. She'll be thanking her lucky stars that missed... Paris Berelc begins to launch a barrage of punches over Julianne Hough! This is getting worse and worse for Julianne. She's in a world of hurt now and I think she may be about to black out. The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round Julianne Hough steps forward... Paris feints and survives. Julianne is trying to counter now... Julianne Hough avoids a dangerous strike from Paris Berelc... Julianne counters with a solid straight! That's just beautiful to watch! It's going to be hard for Paris to look at herself in a mirror tomorrow. Her Forehead is swelling up big time. The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round Julianne Hough throws a low kick with her toned leg. Paris blocks with ease, she's laughing at Julianne! Talk about arrogance. Paris Berelc throws a lazy punch towards Julianne Hough's belly. Julianne steps away and the punch attempt fails. Julianne tries to get some advantage after her opponent misses a move... Brutal combination from Julianne Hough! Paris's in a bad way, her legs look wobbly! She's seeing stars right now. Tremendous strikes from Paris Berelc! Julianne blocks with confidence and skill. Text book defense. Brutal combination from Paris Berelc! Julianne moves aside and dodges. She refuses to be hit with that exchange. Paris Berelc launches a furious hook! Julianne ducks under and pushes Paris, she's creating some space. Brutal-looking high kick from Julianne Hough! Look out Paris Berelc! Paris dodges! How the hell did she escape that one? Julianne gets sloppy and Paris Berelc tries to take advantage... Paris Berelc avoids a dangerous strike from Julianne Hough... Paris counters with a solid straight! That's just beautiful to watch! Paris Berelc moves forward looking for some action. She surprises Julianne with double overhooks! The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round Paris Berelc jumps over Julianne and tries to grapple. Paris pushes Julianne against the cage in a plum position! Both girls are tied in a clinch. Their bodies pressed against each other. Julianne seems fresh, it looks like she may still have a lot of gas in her tank. She certainly has plenty of voice left, "Come on, come on. Let's get this done!" Julianne Hough doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Paris Berelc's embrace and tries to move away. Paris Berelc pushes Julianne Hough forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch. Paris Berelc tries to shrug her way out of the clinch. Julianne Hough is determined to work from the clinch. She's pummeled through and managed to retain her position. We're trading sweat here, folks. These two ladies are locked together in a clinch. We're at 2:22 Round 1. This crowd is behind Julianne and with good reason, she looks a million dollars. I don't think the crowd like this. Julianne and Paris are just holding onto each other. The referee needs to get in there and separate them. The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round The fighters are clinching. This is as close together as their bodies can get. Paris Berelc pushes off of Julianne Hough and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots! Julianne holds her opponent tight while she tries to cool down the action. Paris clumsily fails here and it's time for Julianne to fight back... Julianne Hough shoves Paris Berelc against the fence and grabs a huge handful of hair. She looks intent on ripping it from her scalp. Paris seems powerless as Julianne pulls and tugs on her hair. Tears are rolling down her cheeks, I think she's all but spent! Down Paris goes! She's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Julianne's division on notice! It's a win for the American fighter, Julianne Hough. At 2:43 Round 1, the win coming via KO (Hair Pull). Statistics: Paris Berelc Punches 5/17 (29%) Kicks 0/0 (0%) Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%) Takedowns 0/0 (0%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 362,17 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 0 s Statistics: Julianne Hough Punches 5/5 (100%) Kicks 0/4 (0%) Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%) Takedowns 0/0 (0%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 247,33 Clinch Damage 159 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 0 s Paris Berelc loses -37,57 ranking points after the fight. Julianne Hough wins 57,10 ranking points after the fight. Not a bad show by Paris Berelc today. No doubt her hard core fans will be happy with her efforts. If she continues to show off her cleavage and her legs, I think she'll draw in even more fans. (78 points) That was a decent performance from Julianne Hough tonight. In my eyes, she read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging. Hopefully she can level out her aggression and do something about her hair, if she can manage that, then it's possible she'll go far in the UCC. (61 points) An enjoyable fight, average at times but enjoyable. We should expect to see Julianne and Paris in more fights soon and hopefully they'll be a bit more exciting.