Post by The Sandman on May 5, 2021 22:59:46 GMT -5
Germaine de Randamie! Germaine de Randamie! This is what the people are chanting here.
Germaine de Randamie looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
Julie Kedzie looks very relaxed.
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.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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de Randamie and Kedzie move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Germaine de Randamie is taking the best of the fight.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Germaine de Randamie!
Kedzie is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kedzie shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kedzie launches a hook to the body
Germaine de Randamie moves aside looking for a counter...
de Randamie is trying to counter now!
Germaine de Randamie is measuring Kedzie with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
Julie Kedzie tries a hook to the body
and hits de Randamie's ribs hard
de Randamie ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Julie Kedzie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
A high kick from Julie Kedzie
glances off de Randamie.
de Randamie ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
de Randamie launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Kedzie's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta saw it!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to give Kedzie time to recover. Julie Kedzie seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Germaine de Randamie is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Julie Kedzie fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
de Randamie blocks that. It was easy!
Kedzie steps backwards away from Germaine de Randamie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Good movement from de Randamie
who is bobbing and weaving.
Kedzie moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Julie Kedzie throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of de Randamie.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A punch from Julie Kedzie
grazes de Randamie's left cheek.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Kedzie moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Germaine de Randamie and Kedzie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Kedzie blocks with confidence
Kedzie steps backwards away from Germaine de Randamie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Julie Kedzie jabs at de Randamie
hitting her chest.
Hard blow to de Randamie's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Some counter punches against Julie Kedzie
almost hit her as she moves away.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julie Kedzie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A punch from Julie Kedzie
whizzes past de Randamie.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
de Randamie grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Germaine de Randamie
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Kedzie
de Randamie tries to jump to side mount.
Julie Kedzie jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over de Randamie
Kedzie is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Julie Kedzie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over de Randamie
Kedzie has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Kedzie use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in O2 Arena (Prague, Czech Republic) is cheering her!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
Julie Kedzie is cooling the fight on the ground
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
Julie Kedzie looks to mount Germaine de Randamie...
Julie Kedzie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie 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 3:05 in the 2 round
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Germaine de Randamie
Julie Kedzie throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
There is a small laceration on Germaine de Randamie's Mouth
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Kedzie's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Kedzie
Julie Kedzie attempts to move to full guard
Julie Kedzie manages to switch to full guard.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Kedzie
de Randamie moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Kedzie
Kedzie tries to close her guard around de Randamie
She succeeds!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Kedzie
de Randamie is moving on the ground...
Kedzie tries to counter de Randamie's moves on the ground.
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Kedzie
Deep breaths from Julie Kedzie who tries a hammer punch to de Randamie's ribs.
That hit de Randamie who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Hard blow to de Randamie's mid-section, she seems hurt
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Kedzie
Julie Kedzie is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta 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 O2 Arena (Prague, Czech Republic) are cheering for the fighters.
Julie Kedzie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Nice beating Germaine de Randamie has received.
Good movement from de Randamie
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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Body kick by Julie Kedzie...
just grazes her opponent.
Julie Kedzie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
de Randamie steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Germaine de Randamie!
Kedzie ducks under...
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
de Randamie and Kedzie circle around the center of the cage.
Nice beating Germaine de Randamie has received.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Solid jabs from Germaine de Randamie.
Kedzie defends.
Germaine de Randamie moves forward looking for some grappling action
de Randamie has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Julie Kedzie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Kedzie circles out and slips free of Germaine de Randamie's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
de Randamie launches a stiff jab!
Kedzie ducks that one.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Kedzie blocks with confidence
de Randamie launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Kedzie's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
A solid combination from Germaine de Randamie
mostly hits air.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
de Randamie pushes Julie Kedzie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Julie Kedzie throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of de Randamie.
Germaine de Randamie is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Julie Kedzie is measuring de Randamie with her jab.
de Randamie isn't fazed.
Kedzie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Germaine de Randamie's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Kedzie pushes Germaine de Randamie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Some counter punches against Germaine de Randamie
land while she's on her bicycle.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Kedzie steps backwards away from Germaine de Randamie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Kedzie and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
de Randamie is holding Julie Kedzie's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Julie Kedzie shows great balance while pushing away Germaine de Randamie
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Julie Kedzie moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to de Randamie's left thigh
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Low kick by Julie Kedzie to maintain her distance.
That hits Germaine de Randamie's ankle
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
de Randamie launches a flurry of punches
Kedzie slips out of danger.
Germaine de Randamie throws a punch
that gets deflected.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A high kick from Germaine de Randamie
misses badly. de Randamie slips and falls!
Kedzie is standing while de Randamie is on the ground on her back
Kedzie moves backwards and gestures for Germaine de Randamie to stand up.
de Randamie climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Germaine de Randamie takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
de Randamie fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kedzie sprawls and remains on her feet.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Julie Kedzie takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Germaine de Randamie is fading quickly.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie and Kedzie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Julie Kedzie is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
de Randamie pushes Julie Kedzie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
de Randamie is swinging for the fences!
Kedzie backpedals and creates space. Germaine de Randamie is asking her if she is going to fight!
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Julie Kedzie tries to take advantage...
Kedzie launches a hook to the body
Bang! de Randamie stops that one with her ribs!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
de Randamie pushes Julie Kedzie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 4:45 in the 4 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A solid combination from Julie Kedzie
connects with de Randamie.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 5
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de Randamie wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Kedzie doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Germaine de Randamie is fading quickly.
Solid jabs from Germaine de Randamie.
Kedzie defends.
Germaine de Randamie leans forwards and tries to grapple with Kedzie
de Randamie shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Julie Kedzie pushes away de Randamie trying to keep the fight at striking range
de Randamie stumbles backwards and Julie Kedzie circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Julie Kedzie circles around de Randamie
Tremendous strikes from Kedzie!
Some big punches are landing!
Julie Kedzie is fading quickly.
Julie Kedzie fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
de Randamie blocks that. It was easy!
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Julie Kedzie fires an unorthodox punch to de Randamie's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 1:10 in the 5 round
A right hand from Germaine de Randamie
misses its target.
de Randamie and Kedzie circle around the center of the cage.
Julie Kedzie moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to de Randamie's left thigh
Germaine de Randamie jabs at Kedzie
to no visible effect.
Kedzie steps backwards away from Germaine de Randamie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:15 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Julie Kedzie closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Some counter punches against Germaine de Randamie
land while she's on her bicycle.
Kedzie decides to launch some tentative punches
Julie Kedzie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kedzie wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Kedzie moves forward and holds de Randamie
de Randamie doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Julie Kedzie embrace and tries to move away...
Julie Kedzie pushes de Randamie forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Julie Kedzie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Kedzie circles out and slips free of Germaine de Randamie's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
A high kick from Julie Kedzie
glances off de Randamie.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Kedzie decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Kedzie moves back and takes a deep breath.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julie Kedzie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Julie Kedzie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:00 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
de Randamie steps backwards away from Julie Kedzie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:30 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
Winner is Julie Kedzie by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Germaine de Randamie
Punches 17/45 (38%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 170 s
Statistics: Julie Kedzie
Punches 27/40 (68%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 159 s
Stamina Fight.
Germaine de Randamie looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
Julie Kedzie looks very relaxed.
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.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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de Randamie and Kedzie move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Germaine de Randamie is taking the best of the fight.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Germaine de Randamie!
Kedzie is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kedzie shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kedzie launches a hook to the body
Germaine de Randamie moves aside looking for a counter...
de Randamie is trying to counter now!
Germaine de Randamie is measuring Kedzie with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
Julie Kedzie tries a hook to the body
and hits de Randamie's ribs hard
de Randamie ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Julie Kedzie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
A high kick from Julie Kedzie
glances off de Randamie.
de Randamie ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
de Randamie launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Kedzie's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta saw it!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to give Kedzie time to recover. Julie Kedzie seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Germaine de Randamie is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Julie Kedzie fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
de Randamie blocks that. It was easy!
Kedzie steps backwards away from Germaine de Randamie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Good movement from de Randamie
who is bobbing and weaving.
Kedzie moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Julie Kedzie throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of de Randamie.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A punch from Julie Kedzie
grazes de Randamie's left cheek.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Kedzie moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Germaine de Randamie and Kedzie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Kedzie blocks with confidence
Kedzie steps backwards away from Germaine de Randamie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Julie Kedzie jabs at de Randamie
hitting her chest.
Hard blow to de Randamie's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Some counter punches against Julie Kedzie
almost hit her as she moves away.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julie Kedzie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A punch from Julie Kedzie
whizzes past de Randamie.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
de Randamie grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Germaine de Randamie
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Kedzie
de Randamie tries to jump to side mount.
Julie Kedzie jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over de Randamie
Kedzie is in closed guard... de Randamie tries to roll on the ground!
Julie Kedzie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Julie Kedzie is in closed guard over de Randamie
Kedzie has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Kedzie use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in O2 Arena (Prague, Czech Republic) is cheering her!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
Julie Kedzie is cooling the fight on the ground
Julie Kedzie is in side mount over Germaine de Randamie
Julie Kedzie looks to mount Germaine de Randamie...
Julie Kedzie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie 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 3:05 in the 2 round
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Germaine de Randamie
Julie Kedzie throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
There is a small laceration on Germaine de Randamie's Mouth
Julie Kedzie is in full mount over Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Kedzie's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie is in half guard over Kedzie
Julie Kedzie attempts to move to full guard
Julie Kedzie manages to switch to full guard.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Kedzie
de Randamie moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Kedzie
Kedzie tries to close her guard around de Randamie
She succeeds!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Kedzie
de Randamie is moving on the ground...
Kedzie tries to counter de Randamie's moves on the ground.
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Kedzie
Deep breaths from Julie Kedzie who tries a hammer punch to de Randamie's ribs.
That hit de Randamie who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Hard blow to de Randamie's mid-section, she seems hurt
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Kedzie
Julie Kedzie is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta 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 O2 Arena (Prague, Czech Republic) are cheering for the fighters.
Julie Kedzie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Nice beating Germaine de Randamie has received.
Good movement from de Randamie
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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Body kick by Julie Kedzie...
just grazes her opponent.
Julie Kedzie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
de Randamie steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Germaine de Randamie!
Kedzie ducks under...
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
de Randamie and Kedzie circle around the center of the cage.
Nice beating Germaine de Randamie has received.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Solid jabs from Germaine de Randamie.
Kedzie defends.
Germaine de Randamie moves forward looking for some grappling action
de Randamie has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Julie Kedzie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Kedzie circles out and slips free of Germaine de Randamie's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
de Randamie launches a stiff jab!
Kedzie ducks that one.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Kedzie blocks with confidence
de Randamie launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Kedzie's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
A solid combination from Germaine de Randamie
mostly hits air.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
de Randamie pushes Julie Kedzie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Julie Kedzie throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of de Randamie.
Germaine de Randamie is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Julie Kedzie is measuring de Randamie with her jab.
de Randamie isn't fazed.
Kedzie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Germaine de Randamie's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Kedzie pushes Germaine de Randamie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Some counter punches against Germaine de Randamie
land while she's on her bicycle.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Kedzie steps backwards away from Germaine de Randamie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Kedzie and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
de Randamie is holding Julie Kedzie's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Julie Kedzie shows great balance while pushing away Germaine de Randamie
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Julie Kedzie moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to de Randamie's left thigh
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Low kick by Julie Kedzie to maintain her distance.
That hits Germaine de Randamie's ankle
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
de Randamie launches a flurry of punches
Kedzie slips out of danger.
Germaine de Randamie throws a punch
that gets deflected.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A high kick from Germaine de Randamie
misses badly. de Randamie slips and falls!
Kedzie is standing while de Randamie is on the ground on her back
Kedzie moves backwards and gestures for Germaine de Randamie to stand up.
de Randamie climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Germaine de Randamie takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
de Randamie fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kedzie sprawls and remains on her feet.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Julie Kedzie takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Germaine de Randamie is fading quickly.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie and Kedzie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Julie Kedzie is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
de Randamie pushes Julie Kedzie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
de Randamie is swinging for the fences!
Kedzie backpedals and creates space. Germaine de Randamie is asking her if she is going to fight!
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Julie Kedzie tries to take advantage...
Kedzie launches a hook to the body
Bang! de Randamie stops that one with her ribs!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
de Randamie pushes Julie Kedzie and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 4:45 in the 4 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A solid combination from Julie Kedzie
connects with de Randamie.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 5
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de Randamie wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Kedzie doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Germaine de Randamie is fading quickly.
Solid jabs from Germaine de Randamie.
Kedzie defends.
Germaine de Randamie leans forwards and tries to grapple with Kedzie
de Randamie shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Julie Kedzie pushes away de Randamie trying to keep the fight at striking range
de Randamie stumbles backwards and Julie Kedzie circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Julie Kedzie circles around de Randamie
Tremendous strikes from Kedzie!
Some big punches are landing!
Julie Kedzie is fading quickly.
Julie Kedzie fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
de Randamie blocks that. It was easy!
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Julie Kedzie fires an unorthodox punch to de Randamie's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 1:10 in the 5 round
A right hand from Germaine de Randamie
misses its target.
de Randamie and Kedzie circle around the center of the cage.
Julie Kedzie moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to de Randamie's left thigh
Germaine de Randamie jabs at Kedzie
to no visible effect.
Kedzie steps backwards away from Germaine de Randamie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:15 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Julie Kedzie closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Some counter punches against Germaine de Randamie
land while she's on her bicycle.
Kedzie decides to launch some tentative punches
Julie Kedzie takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kedzie wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Kedzie moves forward and holds de Randamie
de Randamie doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Julie Kedzie embrace and tries to move away...
Julie Kedzie pushes de Randamie forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Julie Kedzie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Kedzie circles out and slips free of Germaine de Randamie's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
A high kick from Julie Kedzie
glances off de Randamie.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Kedzie decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Kedzie moves back and takes a deep breath.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julie Kedzie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Julie Kedzie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:00 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Kedzie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
de Randamie steps backwards away from Julie Kedzie. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:30 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
Winner is Julie Kedzie by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Germaine de Randamie
Punches 17/45 (38%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 170 s
Statistics: Julie Kedzie
Punches 27/40 (68%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 159 s
Stamina Fight.
