Post by The Sandman on Feb 16, 2023 23:38:20 GMT -5
Julie Kedzie raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Cat Zingano looks like she's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Julie Kedzie comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Cat Zingano comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
Cat Zingano shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Julie Kedzie pushes away Zingano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Zingano doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Julie Kedzie
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Julie Kedzie embrace and tries to move away...
Julie Kedzie pushes Zingano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is trying to counter now!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Julie "The Cat" Gaffney who put distance between them
Cat Zingano goes with a looping right hand while Julie Kedzie jumps back and jabs
Zingano only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is holding Cat Zingano's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cat Zingano loses balance and goes to the ground.
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Zingano tries to show some ground skills
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney uses her strength to keep Julie "The Cat" Gaffney at a disadvantage
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Julie Kedzie launches a few punches to Zingano
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Julie Kedzie looks to mount Cat Zingano...
Julie Kedzie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Zingano tries to escape from the full mount...
Julie Kedzie is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Julie Kedzie looks to mount Cat Zingano...
Julie Kedzie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Julie Kedzie tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Zingano is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Zingano tries to escape from the full mount...
Julie Kedzie is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Julie Kedzie looks to pass to mount...
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Cat Zingano.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Julie Kedzie controls the situation despite Cat Zingano efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Zingano struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Julie Kedzie sits high on Cat Zingano's chest and pulls her leg underneath Zingano's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Zingano tries to roll out. She's too quick for Julie Kedzie and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Julie "The Cat" Gaffney and it cost her top position.
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Zingano is in closed guard... Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to roll on the ground!
Cat Zingano uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Zingano is in closed guard... Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Cat Zingano!
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Zingano struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Zingano steps backwards away from Julie Kedzie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Some nice shots from Cat Zingano
that stun Julie "The Cat" Gaffney.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is holding Cat Zingano's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cat Zingano loses balance and goes to the ground.
Zingano's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Julie Kedzie looks to mount Cat Zingano...
Julie Kedzie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Cat Zingano tries to roll to her side and trap Julie Kedzie in her guard...
Julie Kedzie rolls her over and takes her back!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is in rear mount over Zingano
Zingano has given her back to Julie Kedzie who is trying to get one hook in!
Julie Kedzie has one hook in!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is in rear mount over Zingano with one hook in
Zingano has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Cat Zingano uses her ground skills to free one of her legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Cat Zingano. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nice beating Julie Kedzie has received.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney moves backwards and Cat Zingano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Tremendous strikes from Zingano!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is connecting with a few punches
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Zingano wants nothing of that and pushes Julie "The Cat" Gaffney.
Julie Kedzie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Zingano is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano
Zingano tries to close her guard around Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
She succeeds!
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to escape from the closed guard
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Julie Kedzie.
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Round 2
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Cat Zingano fakes a punch and launches herself over Julie Kedzie
Great move by Zingano who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Julie Kedzie pushes away Zingano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Zingano doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Julie Kedzie
The fighters are clinching.
Julie Kedzie's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Zingano is throwing a flurry of punches!
Julie Kedzie just can't get away!
Julie Kedzie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Cat Zingano postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Julie "The Cat" Gaffney hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Julie "The Cat" Gaffney forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano grapple with Julie Kedzie and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Cat Zingano is in side mount over Julie Kedzie
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Julie Kedzie
Cat Zingano looks to mount Julie Kedzie...
Cat Zingano slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Julie Kedzie
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Julie Kedzie
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Julie Kedzie looks to counter!
Julie Kedzie tries to roll to her side and trap Cat Zingano in her guard...
Julie Kedzie gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Zingano moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Cat Zingano is in half guard over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Zingano sits over her knees and pushes away Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's leg!
Cat Zingano is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Julie Kedzie
Cat Zingano looks to pass to mount...
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney pushes Cat Zingano and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Zingano launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Julie Kedzie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is connecting with a few punches
Cat Zingano is measuring Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's Right eye is beginning to swell
Julie Kedzie closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Julie Kedzie circles around Zingano
Julie Kedzie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney steps backwards away from Cat Zingano. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
There is a small laceration on Julie Kedzie's Nose
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is holding Cat Zingano's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cat Zingano loses balance and goes to the ground.
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Julie Kedzie looks to mount Cat Zingano...
Julie Kedzie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Zingano is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Julie Kedzie pushes Cat Zingano down and prevents her attempts to escape
Zingano misses a step and Julie Kedzie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Pitty-pat punches from Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
They're bothering Zingano even though they aren't hurting her.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Julie Kedzie controls the situation despite Cat Zingano efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to roll to her side and trap Julie Kedzie in her guard...
Cat Zingano gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Zingano launches a few weak punches
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney blocks them effectively.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to roll to her side and trap Julie Kedzie in her guard...
Julie Kedzie rolls her over and takes her back!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is in rear mount over Zingano
Zingano measures the resilience of Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's side.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is in rear mount over Zingano
Zingano has given her back to Julie Kedzie who is trying to get one hook in!
Julie Kedzie has one hook in!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is in rear mount over Zingano with one hook in
Zingano has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Zingano is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Zingano misses a step and Julie Kedzie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Julie Kedzie positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Zingano's ribs
Crushing shot to Zingano's body! She's holding her side
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Julie Kedzie is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Cat Zingano tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Julie Kedzie rolls Cat Zingano to her stomach and takes her back!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is in rear mount over Zingano
Zingano has given her back to Julie Kedzie who is trying to get one hook in!
Julie Kedzie has one hook in!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Julie Kedzie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Zingano goes down.
Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano
Zingano tries to close her guard around Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
She succeeds!
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney struggles on the ground and tries to break Cat Zingano's guard...
Julie Kedzie is in Zingano open guard now
Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano
Zingano launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's ribs.
Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Julie Kedzie is in half guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney breaths deeply while on the ground
Julie Kedzie is in half guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano attempts to move to full guard
Cat Zingano manages to switch to full guard.
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Deep breaths from Cat Zingano who tries a hammer punch to Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's ribs.
That hit Julie "The Cat" Gaffney who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Julie Kedzie fakes some punches
Zingano ties her up.
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Julie Kedzie is looking to pass Cat Zingano's guard...
Julie Kedzie gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Julie Kedzie is in half guard over Zingano
Zingano launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's ribs.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Julie Kedzie is in half guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano attempts to move to full guard
Cat Zingano manages to switch to full guard.
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Julie Kedzie looks to posture up and open Cat Zingano's guard...
Julie Kedzie forces Cat Zingano to open her guard.
Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Julie Kedzie is in half guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Zingano clumsily fails here and it's time for Julie Kedzie to fight back!
Julie Kedzie tries to pass Cat Zingano's guard...
Julie Kedzie manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Zingano measures the resilience of Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Zingano jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Cat Zingano pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Julie "The Cat" Gaffney forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano postures up and launches another series of punches!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney pushes her opponent forward and blocks most of Cat Zingano's offensive.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Julie Kedzie fires an unorthodox punch to Zingano's torso
that hits its mark.
Crushing shot to Zingano's body! She's holding her side
Low kick by Cat Zingano to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Zingano tries to grapple
She puts Julie "The Cat" Gaffney in a double underhook!
Julie Kedzie pushes away Zingano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Zingano doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Julie Kedzie
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Julie Kedzie is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Julie "The Cat" Gaffney forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano pushes away Julie "The Cat" Gaffney trying to keep the fight at striking range
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Cat Zingano
Zingano misses a step and Julie Kedzie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Julie Kedzie pushes away Zingano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Zingano stumbles backwards and Julie Kedzie circles to get the center of the cage
Bone shattering straight right hand from Cat Zingano!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Cat Zingano fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney blocks that. She made it look easy!
Good movement from Zingano
who is bobbing and weaving.
Zingano misses a step and Julie Kedzie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney throws a hook
that hits its mark.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Zingano looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Julie Kedzie's punches
Zingano measures the resilience of Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's chin with an uppercut while Julie "The Cat" Gaffney lands some great crosses.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Zingano pushes Julie Kedzie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Julie Kedzie.
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Round 4
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The two exchange wildly
Zingano is connecting with a few punches
Zingano jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Cat Zingano pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Julie Kedzie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Julie "The Cat" Gaffney hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Julie Kedzie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano circles out and slips free of Julie Kedzie's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is holding Cat Zingano's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cat Zingano loses balance and goes to the ground.
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Julie Kedzie looks to mount Cat Zingano...
Julie Kedzie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Zingano tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Julie Kedzie is in half guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to close the guard.
Zingano put Julie Kedzie in closed guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Zingano launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's ribs.
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is taking this opportunity to rest.
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is in closed guard... Zingano tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Julie Kedzie!
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Julie Kedzie
Julie Kedzie tries to roll to her side and trap Cat Zingano in her guard...
Julie Kedzie gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to close her guard around Zingano
She succeeds!
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Cat Zingano is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Cat Zingano tries to pass Julie Kedzie's guard...
Cat Zingano manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Cat Zingano is in half guard over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Julie Kedzie attempts to move to full guard
Cat Zingano keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Cat Zingano is in half guard over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Julie Kedzie is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Cat Zingano is in half guard over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Julie Kedzie is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Julie Kedzie attempts to move to full guard
Julie Kedzie manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 4 round
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Zingano tries to jump to side mount.
Julie Kedzie closed her guard around Cat Zingano.
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Julie Kedzie
Cat Zingano looks to mount Julie Kedzie...
Cat Zingano slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Julie Kedzie
Zingano tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cat Zingano controls the situation despite Julie Kedzie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Julie Kedzie
Zingano fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Julie Kedzie's arm and tries an armbar!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Cat Zingano.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The two exchange wildly
Zingano is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Cat Zingano tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Cat Zingano who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Julie "The Cat" Gaffney forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano pushes away Julie "The Cat" Gaffney trying to keep the fight at striking range
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Cat Zingano
Poorly executed technique. Julie Kedzie looks to counter!
Julie Kedzie pushes away Zingano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Zingano stumbles backwards and Julie Kedzie circles to get the center of the cage
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney moves backwards and Cat Zingano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Zingano jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Cat Zingano pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Julie Kedzie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano pushes away Julie "The Cat" Gaffney trying to keep the fight at striking range
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney stumbles backwards and Cat Zingano circles to get the center of the cage
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 5
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Zingano launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Solid shot from Cat Zingano to the body.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney didn't like that.
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
Julie Kedzie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Julie Kedzie tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Zingano is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano
Zingano tries to close her guard around Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
She succeeds!
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to escape from the closed guard
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano
Zingano tries to close her guard around Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Zingano is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is in closed guard... Zingano tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Julie Kedzie!
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Julie Kedzie
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney and Zingano are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Cat Zingano pushes Julie Kedzie down and prevents her attempts to escape
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney clumsily fails here and it's time for Cat Zingano to fight back!
Cat Zingano tries to open Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Cat Zingano. Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is unable to cover herself now!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney has a small cut in her Forehead
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Julie Kedzie
Zingano tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cat Zingano controls the situation despite Julie Kedzie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Julie Kedzie
Julie Kedzie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Zingano's moves.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Julie Kedzie
Zingano breaths deeply while on the ground
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Julie Kedzie
Zingano tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cat Zingano controls the situation despite Julie Kedzie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Julie Kedzie
Julie Kedzie tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Cat Zingano rolls Julie Kedzie to her stomach and takes her back!
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney has given her back to Cat Zingano who is trying to get one hook in!
Cat Zingano has one hook in!
The clock says 3:00 in the 5 round
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with one hook in
Zingano has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Julie "The Cat" Gaffney.
Nicely done! Zingano now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Cat Zingano launches a few punches to Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Zingano tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Julie "The Cat" Gaffney!
Zingano has one of her arm over Julie Kedzie's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 3:35 in the 5 round
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Zingano tries to use some of her tricky moves but Zingano's is smart enough to counter her.
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Poorly executed technique. Cat Zingano looks to counter!
Cat Zingano aggressively and repeatedly punches Julie "The Cat" Gaffney.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Zingano tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Julie "The Cat" Gaffney!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney adopts the turtle defense and Zingano is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Zingano tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Julie "The Cat" Gaffney!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney adopts the turtle defense and Zingano is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Zingano works on the ground with her fingers over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Cat Zingano slides her arm under Julie Kedzie's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Julie Kedzie pulls down on Cat Zingano's hand and staves off danger
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Zingano tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Julie "The Cat" Gaffney!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney adopts the turtle defense and Zingano is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Zingano tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Julie "The Cat" Gaffney!
Zingano has one of her arm over Julie Kedzie's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The clock says 4:45 in the 5 round
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Zingano is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Zingano is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's ribs.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
Hard blow to Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's mid-section, she seems hurt
Zingano is in rear mount over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney with two hooks in
Zingano is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Julie "The Cat" Gaffney, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
Zingano moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
The fight ends in a draw.
Statistics: Julie Kedzie
Punches 16/25 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/12 (50%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Damage caused 554,84
Time on the ground 934 s
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 24/41 (59%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/22 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 21/34 (62%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 1713,7
Time on the ground 934 s
This was a decent fight. I feel like it was clear Cat won it, but it was enjoyable none the less, and I like both women, so I’ll accept this draw with a smile.
Guess we’ll need to be rematching this very soon, since it was a #1 Contender bout. Stupid judges.
