Recap · 29 August 2026 · Duel Arena 1 · Orlando

Duel Arena 1 Recap — Kia Center, Orlando | Aug 29, 2026

On 29 August 2026 the Kia Center in Orlando hosted Duel Arena 1 — the first combat-sports event from crypto casino Duel. The night mixed MMA, boxing, kickboxing, and separate entertainment segments. Every bout was in a ring, not a cage.

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Original Perry vs Danis poster — Danis later withdrew

The billed main event was Mike Perry vs Dillon Danis. Danis withdrew with an injury two days before the show. Brandon Jenkins took the short-notice replacement, agreeing to step in about 48 hours before the fight.

Perry started aggressively, then suffered a shoulder injury in round one. Jenkins kept the pressure and the referee stopped the contest. Official result: TKO at 2:38 of round one. The Duel card lists a body kick as the stoppage cause. Published video and reports also point to Perry’s shoulder injury; there is no confirmation that Jenkins dislocated the shoulder.

In the co-main, Paul Miller — Gypsy Crusader — beat Ben “King” Azoulay by split decision. Two judges scored every round for Miller (30-27, 30-27); the third had Azoulay 29-28. After the bell Miller kept needling Azoulay during the interview.

Jenkins TKO Perry · R1 2:38 (MMA)
Gypsy Crusader SD King Azoulay (kickboxing)
Kia Center, Orlando · 29 Aug 2026 · ring, not cage
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Main event — Jenkins stops Perry

Jenkins vs Perry was not the pairing on the original poster. After Danis pulled out, Jenkins took the late replacement. The finish came inside a round: official time 2:38, technical knockout.

Jenkins vs Perry — main-event finish clip

Treat social captions that say Jenkins “dislocated Perry’s shoulder” as unverified colour, not the official record. The stoppage is a TKO. The listed strike is a body kick. The shoulder injury is widely reported; a confirmed dislocation by Jenkins is not.

Icebagz on the Jenkins–Perry stoppage

Social cut of the Perry–Jenkins ending

Co-main — Gypsy Crusader vs King Azoulay

Miller took the kickboxing co-feature on a split: 30-27, 30-27, 28-29. The scorecards were not close on two cagesides; one judge dissented for Azoulay. The post-fight interview stayed heated.

Gypsy Crusader vs King Azoulay

Gypsy Crusader beats King Azoulay

Gypsy post-fight interview

Duel Arena 1 results

Professional bouts from the debut card. Exhibition and entertainment segments are listed separately below and are not treated as official records here.

Result	Rules
Brandon Jenkins def. Mike Perry by TKO, round 1, 2:38	MMA
Paul Miller def. Ben Azoulay by split decision, 30-27, 30-27, 28-29	Kickboxing
Jimi Manuwa def. Chase Sherman by TKO, round 2, 1:52	Boxing
Blake Anthony def. Nate Morrow by unanimous decision	MMA
Phil Rowe def. Javanis Ross by unanimous decision after four rounds	Boxing
Ryan Pownall def. Patrick Clarke Jr. by disqualification in round 2
Alex Nicholson stopped Brad Taylor with strikes, round 1, 2:47	MMA
Jack Grady def. Wade Stokan by TKO in round 1
AJ Cunningham def. Joe Penafiel by KO (spinning elbow), round 1, 4:04	MMA
Thomas Phillips def. Shane King by unanimous decision, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28	Boxing

Other finishes on the card

The undercard ran the same ring format. Highlighted clips below include Cunningham’s spinning-elbow knockout of Penafiel and other first-round stoppages from the broadcast package.

AJ Cunningham vs Joe Penafiel

Slow-motion knockout from the card

Undercard knockout exchange

Exhibition — Ketola vs Holden

A separate exhibition boxing bout matched Duel founder Ossi “Monarch” Ketola with Patrick Holden. The announcement listed weights of 92 kg and 41 kg. The segment was not meant to count on either man’s professional record. An MMA Junkie live report said the Duel founder lost a decision. A full official protocol with a named winner and scorecards was not published. The accurate line is that Ketola lost a decision according to that live report — not a confirmed official win credited to Holden.

Walk-in from the exhibition portion of the night

Exhibition / entertainment bout in the Duel Arena ring

Entertainment — Freakbob vs Kinkki

A separate entertainment segment featured Freakbob and Kinkki. Duel Arena billed it as a confrontation where only one participant would remain. Published video says Kinkki was ahead, then Clavicular raised Freakbob’s hand. The clip set off disputed-judging talk. There is no official sporting result. Treat it as show content, not a sanctioned bout.