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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Bailey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casey Palmer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Good knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desmond Bailey Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bailey Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Palmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey Jr throws out the jab.
Bailey Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmer.
Palmer throws a nice looking combination but Bailey Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palmer scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer blocks a jab.
Bailey Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bailey Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bailey Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Bailey Jr checks a leg kick.
Bailey Jr misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Palmer.
Palmer moves out of range as Bailey Jr strikes.
A big left from Bailey Jr misses.
Palmer lands with a right hand.
Bailey Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Jr throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Palmer thumps Bailey Jr with a low kick.
Palmer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bailey Jr misses with a hook. Palmer ducked under it nicely.
Bailey Jr throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey Jr.
Palmer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bailey Jr's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Palmer.
Bailey Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bailey Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bailey Jr on the side of the head.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmer slips a straight right by Bailey Jr.
Palmer misses with a double jab.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palmer cracks Bailey Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Jr missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer slips a straight right by Bailey Jr.
Palmer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palmer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bailey Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey Jr throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer slips a straight right by Bailey Jr.
Palmer throws a right and a left that Bailey Jr avoids nicely.
Bailey Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Palmer off the cage and back into rage.
Bailey Jr throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Bailey Jr circles away.
Bailey Jr misses with an uppercut.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer misses with the combination.
Bailey Jr scores with a nice strike.
Palmer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Bailey Jr throws a hook to the side of Palmer's head but Palmer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Palmer!
Bailey Jr misses the jab.
Bailey Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palmer lands a two punch combo.
Palmer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Palmer lands a nice shot that snaps Bailey Jr's head back.
Bailey Jr throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Palmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palmer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bailey Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bailey Jr loads up on a big right hand but Palmer slips the punch.
Palmer misses with a two punch combination.
Palmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmer needs to keep his hands up - Bailey Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmer misses with a two punch combination.
Palmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Jr wants to clinch
and Palmer counters with a left and a right that stings Bailey Jr.
Palmer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bailey Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palmer can pounce on him.
Bailey Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer slips under a jab.
Bailey Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palmer misses with a few strikes there.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer throws a front kick aimed at Bailey Jr's knee but Bailey Jr avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Palmer scores with a four punch combination!
Bailey Jr misses with an uppercut. Palmer saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Bailey Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Palmer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Palmer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bailey Jr is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Palmer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bailey Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmer.
Bailey Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Palmer!
Bailey Jr misses with a hook. Palmer ducked under it nicely.
Bailey Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Bailey Jr throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Palmer slips a straight right by Bailey Jr.
Palmer lands with a nice combination. Bailey Jr backs away looking to recover.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Casey Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer slips a jab from Bailey Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Palmer staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey Jr misses the target.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bailey Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bailey Jr throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Jr tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer slips a straight right by Bailey Jr.
Bailey Jr wants to clinch.
Palmer scores with a three punch combo!
Bailey Jr slips a jab and a cross from Palmer.
Casey Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Casey Palmer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmer scores with a one two! Bailey Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
Palmer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bailey Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Palmer throws a sloppy head kick
and Bailey Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Palmer stalling in the clinch.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Come on Palmer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Bailey Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is working Bailey Jr over against the cage.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Bailey Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bailey Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bailey Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palmer to score with a decent uppercut.
Bailey Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer misses with a leg kick.
Bailey Jr looks to land a right hand but Palmer moved out of range.
Palmer throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bailey Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Palmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Palmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bailey Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bailey Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
Bailey Jr misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bailey Jr counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bailey Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Casey Palmer has been cut.
Bailey Jr tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Bailey Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Palmer throws a series of punches but Bailey Jr moves out of range.
Bailey Jr tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Bailey Jr.
Palmer scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Bailey Jr does it's job there.
Palmer scores with a shot to the body.
Bailey Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Bailey Jr looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Palmer throws a series of strikes that have Bailey Jr backpedaling.
A jab from Bailey Jr misses.
Palmer with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey Jr.
Palmer throws a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Palmer!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palmer connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Palmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Casey Palmer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bailey Jr throws a lazy right hand but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bailey Jr misses with a hook.
Bailey Jr misses with a hook.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bailey Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Palmer moves out of range as Bailey Jr strikes.
Bailey Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Palmer throws a series of punches but Bailey Jr moves out of range.
Palmer throws a shot to the body.
Palmer throws a combination that misses
and Bailey Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bailey Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bailey Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Bailey Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palmer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Palmer seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
Bailey Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bailey Jr manages to break the clinch.
Bailey Jr misses the jab.
A slow jab from Bailey Jr misses its intended target.
Bailey Jr throws a jab when Palmer was well out of range.
Palmer stalks Bailey Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bailey Jr's face. Bailey Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Bailey Jr moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Palmer tries to bum rush Bailey Jr with a series of wild strikes but Bailey Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Desmond Bailey Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Palmer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey Jr throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Bailey Jr misses with a hook.
Bailey Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bailey Jr misses with a looping right.
Palmer lands a jab to Bailey Jr's midsection.
Bailey Jr misses with a hook.
Palmer misses with a leg kick
and Bailey Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palmer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Bailey Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bailey Jr looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Bailey Jr throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Bailey Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bailey Jr tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer defending well as Bailey Jr loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bailey Jr.
Palmer moves out of range as Bailey Jr strikes.
Palmer stalks Bailey Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bailey Jr's face. Bailey Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Bailey Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Bailey Jr scores with the left hand. Palmer knows he should have avoided that one.
Bailey Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Palmer misses
and Bailey Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bailey Jr.
Palmer digs a right hand underneath Bailey Jr's ribcage. Bailey Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bailey Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Palmer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A knee to the head by Palmer.
Palmer stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Jr trying to control the position but instead, Palmer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bailey Jr into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bailey Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bailey Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer digs a right hand into Bailey Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bailey Jr's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Palmer.
Palmer has Bailey Jr pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Palmer.
Bailey Jr misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palmer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Palmer!
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RATING
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