Zingano vs. Kedzie

Cat Zingano looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
Julie Kedzie is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Cat Zingano has fight Julie Kedzie 2 times. She has won 1 of them.
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Julie Kedzie comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Julie Kedzie shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Cat Zingano is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Julie "The Cat" Gaffney into her guard.
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Julie Kedzie seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
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 tries to move on the ground and shows Julie Kedzie a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Zingano's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano
Zingano tries to close her guard around Julie "The Cat" Gaffney
She succeeds!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
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
Zingano is in open guard over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 1:30 in the 1 round
Zingano launches a hook to the body
Julie Kedzie moves aside looking for a counter...
Zingano misses a step and Julie Kedzie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Shovel hook by Julie Kedzie
tags Zingano.
There is a small laceration on Cat Zingano's Right eye
Julie Kedzie attempts a sweep single...
Julie Kedzie catches Cat Zingano's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Julie "The Cat" Gaffney.
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano is cooling the fight on the ground
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Zingano works on the ground with her fingers over Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's face
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over Zingano
Zingano attempts a triangle from bottom! Julie Kedzie slips out. Zingano quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Julie Kedzie slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is trying to counter now!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney decides to go after her opponent and jumps inside Zingano's guard.
Zingano did not see that coming! Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano now.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Julie Kedzie is in half guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano attempts to move to full guard
Julie Kedzie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Julie Kedzie is in half guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to turn in and scramble out. Julie Kedzie timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Cat Zingano slips her head out and manages to gain top control.
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
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Zingano clumsily fails here and it's time for Julie Kedzie to fight back!
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!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Julie Kedzie tries to better her position on the ground...
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
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 Kedzie is cooling the fight on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Scotiabank Place (Ottawa, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Julie Kedzie closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Julie Kedzie
Julie Kedzie is in open guard over Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to jump to side mount.
Cat Zingano closed her guard around Julie Kedzie.
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
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
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 "The Cat" Gaffney tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
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!
Julie Kedzie doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Zingano has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Deep breaths from Cat Zingano who tries a hammer punch to Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's ribs.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Julie Kedzie looks to counter!
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 is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Zingano's ribs.
Zingano is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
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
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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.



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Round 2
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Julie Kedzie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Several good body shots
land on Julie "The Cat" Gaffney.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Zingano launches a flurry of punches
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney slips out of danger.
A punch from Cat Zingano
gets blocked by Julie "The Cat" Gaffney.
Zingano misses a step and Julie Kedzie sees an opportunity to counter her!
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.
Zingano's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is taking this opportunity to rest.
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano attempts to trap Julie Kedzie in her guard.
Julie Kedzie keeps control and remains in side mount.
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 taking this opportunity to rest.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Zingano tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Julie Kedzie doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Zingano misses a step and Julie Kedzie sees an opportunity to counter her!
Good looking punches from Julie Kedzie on the ground
They could take their toll on Zingano.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to roll on the ground...
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Cat Zingano
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!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is in rear mount over Zingano with one hook in
Zingano is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney tries to use some of her tricky moves but Julie "The Cat" Gaffney's is smart enough to counter her.
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.
There is a small laceration on Cat Zingano's Left eye
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Scotiabank Place (Ottawa, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A punch from Cat Zingano
gets blocked by Julie "The Cat" Gaffney.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Brilliant combination from Cat Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Cat Zingano gets sloppy and Julie Kedzie tries to take advantage...
Julie Kedzie attempts to cut off Zingano with punches
Zingano reels from the strikes.
Julie Kedzie closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
The two exchange wildly
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney is connecting with a few punches
Bone shattering straight right hand from Cat Zingano!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney ducks under...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Julie Kedzie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney steps backwards away from Cat Zingano. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Julie Kedzie swings...
hard impact to Zingano's face!
Julie Kedzie circles around Zingano
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney pushes Cat Zingano and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
A right hand from Julie Kedzie
makes Zingano stumble back!
Cat Zingano seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Julie Kedzie!
Julie "The Cat" Gaffney decides to launch some tentative punches
Julie Kedzie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Zingano is out! Zingano is out! Julie Kedzie has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!

Winner is Julie Kedzie by KO (Punches) at 4:58 Round 2

Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 4/19 (21%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 345 s

Statistics: Julie Kedzie
Punches 12/15 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/9 (89%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 345 s

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