Laura Pausini enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! She knows the fans are with her tonight. I see a lot of them wearing "I love Laura" T-shirts and holding "Laura for President" signs. The crowd start chanting, "Paula...Paula...Paula". Paula Patton lifts her fists into the air and encourages the crowd to make more noise. She seems supremely confident tonight. Laura Pausini looks like she's been waiting for this fight forever. Standing in at 5' 7" and weighing 130 lbs, she's confident tonight. "Let's get it on! I'm in the mood to kick your ass all over this cage!" Paula Patton has fought Laura Pausini 2 times. She has won 2 of them. The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score a win tonight. Paula Patton comes with a 4 fight losing streak. The referee of the bout is Dita Von Teese. ========================================= Round 1 ========================================= Round one! It's the American versus the Italian! Is this going to be a fight for national pride? Laura Pausini attempts to get inside Paula Patton... Paula fires a low kick and it hits. That'll teach Laura! Paula Patton and Laura Pausini engage in a wild exchange of punches! Laura is getting the best of the exchange. She's landing a few blows. The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round Paula Patton is swinging for the fences! Laura back pedals and creates some space. Laura Pausini dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook! That almost lifts Paula from the ground! The power behind that is so dangerous and so electric, Laura is a genius in the cage. That looks like it hurts! Paula's Left cheek isn't looking the best. She's taken some damage there. Paula Patton tries to bring the fight to the ground. She wants Laura on the mat. Laura goes down with a thump. Just dumped to the mat...she's in trouble now. The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round Paula Patton is in open guard over Laura. Paula Patton tries to improve her position. Laura adjusts and closes her guard. Laura is trying to counter now... Laura Pausini launches a few weak punches. Paula blocks them effectively. Laura needs to get more steam behind those hits. Paula Patton is in open guard over Laura. Paula Patton tries to improve her position. She frees a leg. The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round Paula Patton is in half guard over Laura. Paula is cooling the fight on the ground. The crowd don't like this. Paula Patton is in half guard over Laura. Paula Patton looks to get a side mount... Laura wraps her long leg around Paula's leg and prevents her from moving. Paula gets sloppy and Laura Pausini tries to take advantage... Laura Pausini reaches under and rolls for a kneebar on Paula Patton. Paula blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard. Paula Patton is in half guard over Laura. Paula Patton throws a few fake punches as she tries to escape! Laura rolls over herself and stands up while Paula rolls on her back. Dita Von Teese is signalling for the fight to stop. She needs both ladies vertical and ready to fight. They are taking their sweet time about it, but we're now finally ready to resume the match. Both women get to their feet and catch their collective breath. Laura is wiping the sweat from her eyes as Paula runs her fingers through her hair. Paula Patton and Laura Pausini engage in a wild exchange of punches! Laura is getting the best of the exchange. She's landing a few blows. Paula Patton fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut! Laura blocks that. Too easy! Paula misses a step and Laura sees an opportunity to counter her... Incredible high kick from Laura Pausini! What an impact. Paula is dazed and worried! Paula Patton decides to launch some tentative punches... Laura takes the best of a brief punching exchange. Paula Patton moves forward, she's looking for some grappling action. Paula has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch! Laura Pausini tries to shrug her way out of the clinch. Paula Patton 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. Laura Pausini doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Paula Patton's embrace and tries to move away. Paula Patton pushes Laura Pausini forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch. Paula Patton tries to shrug her way out of the clinch. Paula Patton circles out and slips free of Laura Pausini's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position. Paula and Laura circle around the cage. Both women staring daggers at each other. The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round Paula steps backwards away from Laura. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit. You can she how sweaty she is, I just hope she has the fitness to continue. A solid combination from Paula Patton. Paula mostly hits air. Laura Pausini is holding Paula Patton's left leg. She's got a tight grip and is trying to take Paula down... Paula shows great balance while pushing away Laura. Poorly executed technique from Laura. Paula looks to counter... Paula Patton is showing excellent timing. She blasts Laura Pausini with a right hand. Great hook by Paula! Laura is caught off balance and slips to the ground in pain! Paula is standing while Laura is on the ground on her back. Paula Patton looks down at Laura Pausini, she has a nasty look in her eyes...Oh my! Paula raises her foot and stomps towards Laura's crotch! Laura rolls away...just in time as Paula's foot stamps down on the canvas. That was a narrow escape! The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round Paula is standing while Laura is on the ground on her back. Laura tries to stand up! Yes...she's now on her feet. Time for Laura to get upright again. She's breathing heavily, her luscious breasts heaving as she readies herself. Laura Pausini launches a furious low kick! This fighters legs are amazing to watch! Paula receives a hard blow on her left leg! Oh no! It appears that there is an injury to Paula's leg. It looks like she's hyper-extended it. The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round Brutal-looking high kick from Laura Pausini! Look out Paula Patton! BANG! You could hear the impact from the back seats! This action is insane! Paula hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Laura has left Paula unconscious on the mat! This is insane! It's a win for the Italian fighter, Laura Pausini. At 3:49 Round 1, the win coming via KO (High kick). Statistics: Paula Patton Punches 1/10 (10%) Kicks 2/3 (67%) Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%) Takedowns 1/1 (100%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 91,38 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 50 s Statistics: Laura Pausini Punches 9/12 (75%) Kicks 3/3 (100%) Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%) Takedowns 0/1 (0%) GnP strikes 0/3 (0%) Submissions 1/1 (100%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 1126,67 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 71 s Paula Patton loses -9,53 ranking points after the fight. Laura Pausini wins 14,48 ranking points after the fight. Paula Patton has had some absorbing moments tonight. She contributed to the enjoyment of most of the people here at the Carcross Desert (Carcross, Yukon, Canada). I'm hoping she can up the tempo in her next fight, then she should start to draw in even more fans. (51 points) That was a decent performance from Laura Pausini 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. (139 points) That was a nice effort, but I'd say we should expect more from Laura and Paula. Considering how much they both say they want to win, I think we all expected a bit more.