Johnny Carter vs Thomas Palmer - Bout #1 out of 1

Fight info: Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom, 2007-06-01, announcer is Michael Buffer, referee is Rudy Battle, the bout will be scored by three judges: Donald Balas (United States), Reg Thompson (United Kingdom) and Shafeaq Rashada (United States), ring card girl is Halle Berry, this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 12 rounds, UTBA-rules are in effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 5/Scorecard after 5, game will not check for injuries, game will not adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'use bias rating', Scoring System is 10 Points
In the red corner: Johnny Carter - Record: 24-29-7 (5) - Career Stage: Adjusted to 'Pre-Prime' - Conditioning: Over Trained - Trainer: Teddy Atlas - Cut Man: Al Gavin
In the blue corner: Thomas Palmer - Record: 21-15-4 (5) - Career Stage: Adjusted to 'Pre-Prime' - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Mickey Duff - Cut Man: Ralph Citro

Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The crowd's been waiting for the start of this fight but they don't have to wait any longer as Round 1 begins. 0:0
0:09 Both fighters come into this fight predicting a win... Not that you'd expect anything else. 0:0
0:18 Palmer looks somewhat plodding as he tries to chase down Johnny Carter. 0:0
0:22 The two men continue to measure one another. 0:0
0:35 Palmer clinches... Carter gets an arm free! He should be punching with it! 0:0
0:40 Battle breaks them up... 0:0
0:50 Carter telegraphed that shot and Palmer ducks under it easily. 0:0
0:57 Palmer lands to the chest and neck of Carter. 0:2
01:10 Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out of range. 0:2
01:13 Palmer rips a hook to the head. 0:4
01:28 Battle yells at the fighters to separate but Palmer and Carter are a tangle of arms. 0:4
01:32 Carter tries to get free... Here comes Battle to break them up... 0:4
01:37 Johnny Carter's corner is urging him on. They're really vocal tonight. 0:4
01:46 Palmer fires a lead right that Carter manages to avoid. 0:4
01:52 Both fighters could do with varying their punches a little more. 0:4
01:55 Palmer is trying to move in behind the jab, which lands. 0:6
02:08 Carter gets inside and fires a hook to Palmer's body. 2:6
02:23 Carter is probing with his jab as he tries to find an opening in Palmer's defense. 2:6
02:28 Carter is trying to put his punches together and he tags Palmer with a nice combination of punches. 4:6
02:28 * Carter last punch snapped back the head of Palmer. And it looks like it has also drawn blood! 6:6
02:28 The gash that has opened up is right in the middle of the left eyebrow from the looks of it and that is a nasty place for a cut. If it isn't closed, you can be sure that Palmer's vision is going to be obscured. 6:6
02:28 A cut in the first round inevitably leads to problems later on in the fight. 6:6
02:28 * The fighters move away from each other, creating a bit of distance between them. Now the referee has called timeout, halting the action. He's leading Palmer to the ringside physician. The cut over Palmer's eye seems to be the primary cause for concern. 6:6
02:28 * The referee won't stop the fight on his own if the reason for the stoppage directly has to do with a cut or swelling; he'll always consult the ringside doctor. And it looks like, in this case, we're going to see some more boxing because the physician has given his okay to let the fight continue. Both fighters are assuming their positions and the timer has restarted here in Round 1 as the fighters approach one another. 6:6
02:37 Carter shoots the right home. That's a sneaky punch. 8:6
02:54 Palmer doesn't connect with the cross. 8:6
02:56 Carter lands a right cross but Thomas Palmer turned with it, diluting some of its power. 10:6
03:00 There's the bell ending Round 1. 12:5
03:00 * The referee immediately steps between the fighters and cautions Carter about hitting after the bell. 12:5

Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Battle motions the fighters together as the bell sounds to begin Round 2. 0:0
0:07 Palmer got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll see if Mickey Duff's instructions work. 0:0
0:07 Thomas Palmer's corner men worked their magic on his's cut on the left eyebrow. There's no bleeding at all under the Vaseline smear. 0:0
0:13 Thomas Palmer picks off the jab thrown by Carter. 0:0
0:26 Palmer ties up Carter... 0:0
0:38 The fighters separate from clinching themselves. 0:0
0:42 Palmer has his army of supporters in tow tonight, judging by all the noise they're making. 0:0
0:50 Palmer comes in low. Carter puts a headlock on him. Battle knocks Carter's arm off Palmer's head. 0:0
0:54 Battle has to break the clinch. 0:0
0:59 Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. 0:0
01:06 Carter snakes the jab through Thomas Palmer's gloves. He had some snap on that one. 2:0
01:24 Carter back pedals away from the straight forward attack of Palmer. 2:0
01:36 Battle tries to separate the boxers but Carter has a vice-like grip on Palmer. 2:0
01:41 Battle separates the two fighters. 2:0
02:00 Battle has to pull the fighters away from each other as Carter locks up Palmer's arms. 2:0
02:05 Battle moves them apart. 2:0
02:10 Carter shoots the jab into the chest of Palmer. 4:0
02:19 As high as Palmer is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Carter takes advantage of it. 4:0
02:27 Palmer lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Carter. 4:0
02:29 Carter lands the lead right. 6:0
02:43 Carter can't find the range with that punch. 6:0
02:50 Palmer scores with a tremendous left! 6:4
02:50 Carter is trying to regroup after those punches… 6:4
02:58 Carter steals a quick glance at his corner. 6:4
03:00 Thomas Palmer just misses with a huge shot as Carter chooses the perfect time to suddenly backpedal. 6:4
03:00 The boos are picking up around the arena. The crowd wants more action than they received this round. 6:3

Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Halle Berry exits the ring to wild cheering. We await the bell, signaling the start of Round 3. There it is! 0:0
0:12 Carter lands a jab. He's using it as both an offensive and defensive weapon on occasions. 2:0
0:21 Whatever Ralph Citro said to him in the corner between rounds must have had some effect. Palmer is letting his hands go. 2:0
0:21 Carter gets his head on the chest of Palmer. He tries to outmuscle him on the inside. Johnny Carter scores with a nice short hook to the head. 4:0
0:30 The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. 4:0
0:38 Palmer traps Carter's gloves under his arms. He won't let go until Battle breaks it up. 4:0
0:50 Thomas Palmer pushes Carter away. 4:0
0:59 Carter fires and misses. 4:0
01:06 Palmer is covering up to prevent body shots, but he's leaving his chin dangerously unprotected! 4:0
01:13 Johnny Carter clamps Palmer's arms to his side and holds on until Battle breaks the hold. 4:0
01:17 Battle separates them. 4:0
01:26 Carter digs two shots to the body and then rips Palmer with a short uppercut on the inside. 7:0
01:35 There seems to be more moving and clinching than we anticipated from these two. We didn't expect this bout to turn into a chess match. 7:0
01:47 Palmer fires a volley of punches but Carter was already moving laterally and was out of harm's way by the time Palmer started punching. 7:0
01:49 Carter lands a hard cross, one of the better punches so far this round. 10:0
02:03 Carter is dancing and flicking harmless punches at Palmer. 10:0
02:08 There's a pause in the action as both fighters regroup. 10:0
02:16 Palmer works his way in and leans on Carter... 10:0
02:25 Battle steps in and breaks it up. 10:0
02:32 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 10:0
02:40 Thomas Palmer can't score with short uppercut inside. Carter got his gloves in front of the punch. 10:0
02:42 Carter rips off two quick jabs and one finds the mark. 12:0
02:59 Palmer muscles his way inside. 12:0
03:00 The bell stops the action as Carter and Palmer go back to their corners. 13:0

Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The seconds hurry out of Palmer's corner as the bell sounds for Round 4. 0:0
0:06 Palmer received a pep talk from Ralph Citro before he left his corner; we'll see if it worked. 0:0
0:06 Palmer throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. 0:2
0:15 Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment. 0:2
0:19 Palmer gets a jab in but it was more of a push than a punch. 0:4
0:32 He cuts loose with a combination and the crowd roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. They were either slipped or blocked, or simply missed the mark. 0:4
0:55 Palmer misses wildly with the hook. 0:4
01:03 Palmer bangs the uppercut home. 0:6
01:17 He fails to connect with that punch. He pushed it out there instead of cutting loose with it. 0:6
01:24 Palmer is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. 0:6
01:36 Palmer throws the jab and it lands cleanly. 0:8
01:49 The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. 0:8
01:56 Carter ties up Thomas Palmer. Why would he want to clinch now? 0:8
02:01 Carter shoves Palmer away. 0:8
02:09 There's some nice hand speed. Thomas Palmer fired off a volley of shots, several of which scored. 0:10
02:23 Carter frees himself from Palmer's clutches! They move to ring center now. 0:10
02:29 Palmer scores with the jab. 0:12
02:44 He rips a hook to the body. 0:14
03:00 Palmer tries a straight right that's blocked by the gloves of Carter. 0:14
03:00 We're at the 3:00 mark and that brings this round to an end. 0:15

Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 5 is about to begin... There's the bell! 0:0
0:08 Carter retreats into a neutral corner. 0:0
0:08 Palmer shoots the right home. That's a sneaky punch. 0:2
0:22 Palmer's punch actually goes behind Carter as the latter moved inside just as Palmer threw a looping shot. 0:2
0:25 Carter hooks off the jab and bangs a shot to the body. 2:2
0:37 Palmer pins Carter in the corner! 2:2
0:37 Palmer goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 2:4
0:46 Palmer lands a quick jab. He'd like to keep Carter on the end of that punch. 2:6
0:56 Palmer retreats into the lower corner. 2:6
01:00 Carter slides along the far ropes. 2:6
01:12 The cross scores for Johnny Carter. He needs to throw that punch more often. 4:6
01:29 Palmer works free! The fighters move to ring center. 4:6
01:33 The crowd is reacting to every punch thrown by these guys, whether it lands or not. 4:6
01:43 Palmer likes to use the hook but he'd better get a little closer when he throws it or Carter's going to beat him to the punch and hurt him! 4:8
01:53 Palmer lands the uppercut but there wasn't much on it. 4:10
02:10 Carter tries to muscle inside but Palmer clinches him. 4:10
02:14 Battle separates the two... 4:10
02:23 Palmer misses with that punch. 4:10
02:31 Both fighters are trying but neither fighter is having much success cutting off the ring this round. 4:10
02:38 Carter is just missing by a hair with his punches. 4:10
02:41 Thomas Palmer shoots the right home. That's a sneaky punch. 4:12
02:55 Carter misses with the jab. He lets go with a left and that fails to find its mark, too. 4:12
03:00 There's the bell. Carter wings a parting shot that misses. That was close. Round 5 is history. 5:13

Round 6
Time Commentary Points
0:00 We have reached the halfway point of the fight as Round 6 begins. 0:0
0:13 Carter pins Thomas Palmer's arms. Now they move apart. 0:0
0:18 Battle moves in to break the clinch. 0:0
0:22 Carter is going to come out on the short end of this exchange of punches. 2:3
0:40 Both fighters are holding here. It's a tangle of arms and Battle is going to have to sort this out. 2:3
0:49 Referee Battle has to separate the two... 2:3
01:01 Carter wings a big left hand at Palmer but the latter sidesteps the punch. 2:3
01:03 Palmer forces his way inside and he lands a nice uppercut to the chin of Carter. 2:5
01:17 Both fighters seem willing to clinch... Someone's got to throw some leather... 2:5
01:26 Now they break clean. 2:5
01:38 Carter is circling his opponent. 2:5
01:42 The two fighters lean on one another, neither willing to do any work for the moment. The referee pushes them apart and tells them to get on with the action. 2:5
01:46 Carter scores to both the head and body and then moves away. 4:5
01:56 Palmer traps Carter in the corner! 4:5
02:00 Palmer looks for a breather; he grabs Carter and holds on. Carter pushes Palmer off and looks for an opening. 4:5
02:05 Battle pries them apart. 4:5
02:14 Carter smothers Palmer's attack with a clinch! 4:5
02:18 * It's good to see Battle paying attention to the little things, as he cautions Palmer about leaning on his opponent's neck. 4:5
02:37 Palmer misses wildly with the hook. 4:5
02:44 Carter lands a smashing cross! 8:5
02:44 Carter made Palmer blink with that shot! 8:5
02:52 Palmer seems to be protecting his body which is leaving his head vulnerable. He doesn't like body shots but I don't know anyone that does. 8:5
02:56 Carter scores with a hook to the body but he misses when he tries to double up with it. 10:5
03:00 That's all she wrote here in Round 6. 10:4

Round 7
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Shouts of encouragement for both fighters can be heard as the bell rings for Round 7. 0:0
0:07 Battle is getting too involved in the fight and is becoming more of a factor than a referee is supposed to be. 0:0
0:10 Palmer sneaks in a quick uppercut that lands cleanly. 0:2
0:24 Carter is trying to find his timing. Punches that were finding the mark before are missing now. 0:2
0:32 Both fighters keep straying from ring center. Now they're back in the middle of the square. 0:2
0:32 Palmer bangs a right cross off the forehead of Carter. 0:4
0:46 Carter grabs Palmer. Too much of this kind of thing can have a negative affect on the scoring of the fight. 0:4
0:50 Battle separates the two... 0:4
0:55 Carter seems really focused on what he's doing this round. 0:4
0:59 Carter is blocked in his own corner... 0:4
01:03 Palmer patiently and methodically advances, steadily cutting down the ring space, giving Carter little room to move. 0:4
01:11 Palmer lands the jab but comes up short with a second one right behind it. 0:6
01:23 Carter scores with a nice short hook inside the defense of Palmer. 2:6
01:37 Palmer voluntarily moves onto the ropes. 2:6
01:46 Carter misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 2:6
01:48 Palmer goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 2:8
02:02 Palmer misses with an uppercut from way outside. That's a dangerous punch to throw. You leave yourself wide open for a counter. 2:8
02:13 Palmer brushes the ropes and quickly spins away, heading back to ring center. 2:8
02:17 No one is going to confuse Palmer with a ballerina, but at least he isn't just standing still. 2:8
02:22 Palmer pins Carter in the corner! 2:8
02:27 Palmer throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 2:8
02:29 Carter tries to double up on the hook to the body and at least one gets through. 4:8
02:38 The two men are posturing and neither fighter is making a move to fight. The fans are quick to voice their displeasure. 4:8
02:44 Neither fighter is straying far from the middle of the ring. 4:8
02:44 Both fighters want to work inside for the moment. Carter has his head on Palmer's chest and blasts home a hook. 6:8
02:53 Palmer tries to push Carter back in an attempt to gain room to punch. 6:8
02:57 Carter scores with one, two, three hard shots in a row! 9:8
03:00 It looks like Johnny Carter has a pretty solid lead at this stage of the fight. 9:8
03:00 Both fighters have their supporters and each man is receiving a well-deserved round of applause from a pumped up crowd! 9:9

Round 8
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Carter and Palmer square off as the bell sounds to start the action for Round 8. 0:0
0:16 Carter fires and misses. 0:0
0:19 Thomas Palmer fires a punch over the jab of Carter and gets it in for points. 0:2
0:27 Palmer's corner men did their job with quiet efficiency and confidence. 0:2
0:33 Palmer wings a big left hand at Carter but the latter sidesteps the punch. 0:2
0:35 Carter fires a short, ripping uppercut inside. 2:2
0:45 Carter slides into a neutral corner... 2:2
0:49 Palmer brushes the ropes and forces his way back to ring center. 2:2
01:02 Palmer swings...and misses. 2:2
01:09 Neither fighter is using their jab enough this round. 2:2
01:22 Palmer lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Carter. 2:2
01:32 Palmer drills Carter with a left and right and another left. 2:4
01:47 Carter is either lucky or has radar. Palmer's last punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! 2:4
01:49 Carter scores with a jolting uppercut inside. 4:4
01:58 Carter's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. 4:4
02:00 Carter lands a stinging jab. 6:4
02:27 Palmer shoots the jab into the chest of Johnny Carter. 6:6
02:46 Palmer misses with that punch. 6:6
02:58 Palmer fires a left hand that Carter takes high on the shoulder. 6:6
03:00 Carter appears to have a pretty good lead at this point. 6:6
03:00 That ends Round 8... But the fighters are still punching! Now Battle jumps between them. 7:7

Round 9
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 9 begins as the bell sounds. 0:0
0:12 Carter just comes up short with that shot. 0:0
0:26 Palmer tries to double up on the jab but neither hit the mark. 0:0
0:32 The crowd wants more action but I don't know if they are ever satisfied with what is going on in the ring. 0:0
0:41 Palmer leaves the jab just short. 0:0
0:52 Palmer just comes up short with that shot. 0:0
0:54 Carter scores with a nice right cross. 2:0
01:13 Palmer lands a devastating cross! 2:4
01:13 Carter was shaken by that blow! 2:4
01:18 Carter is fading... 2:4
01:26 Palmer is staying at the center of the ring. 2:4
01:31 Palmer pushes Johnny Carter then steps away from him. 2:4
01:40 Palmer is jockeying for position as he tries to force Carter back into the corner. 2:4
01:52 Palmer misses. He had an opening and whiffed with the punch. 2:4
01:55 Carter doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one. 4:4
02:07 Palmer pushes Carter away to give himself a little more space to work with. 4:4
02:15 Carter smothers Palmer's attack as Palmer tries to get off some shots inside. 4:4
02:29 Palmer is holding... 4:4
02:34 Palmer finally lets go of Carter. 4:4
02:41 Carter is trapped in his own corner... 4:4
02:46 Palmer grabs and holds Carter... 4:4
02:58 Battle has to break them apart. 4:4
03:00 Palmer feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to be trapped there. 4:4
03:00 It looks like Carter has a pretty solid lead at this stage of the fight. 4:4
03:00 That was a stinker of a round. The fighters should never have left their corners if all they were going to do was run or clinch. The crowd's voicing those same sentiments in the form of boos. 4:6

Round 10
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Carter was a little slow getting off his stool this round. 0:0
0:10 Palmer lands a stinging jab. 0:2
0:20 Palmer has Carter blocked in! 0:2
0:20 Palmer pops a jab home. That punch didn't hurt but it still scored points. 0:4
0:20 * That punch has opened a cut on Carter. Blood is evident but exactly how bad the cut is can't be ascertained just yet. 0:5
0:20 The blood if flowing freely and it's evident that the cut is located outside his left eyebrow and slightly below it. 0:5
0:29 The cross scores for Palmer. He needs to throw that punch more often. 0:7
0:44 Johnny Carter traps Palmer's gloves under his arms... He won't let go. 0:7
0:56 The Referee breaks it up... 0:7
01:00 They're coming back to the center of the ring now... 0:7
01:05 Carter is off target with that punch. 0:7
01:17 Both fighters are exchanging blows! Palmer scored more on that exchange. 2:10
01:22 Johnny Carter is starting to carry his arms lower...he's tired. That's dangerous! 2:10
01:31 Carter is clinching... Palmer is trying to free his gloves... They are under Carter's arms... 2:10
01:40 Palmer pushes Carter away. 2:10
01:45 Carter has Palmer trapped in the upper neutral corner... 2:10
01:49 Carter darts in and out, making himself a tough target. 2:10
01:54 Both fighters take a half-step back. 2:10
02:02 Thomas Palmer wraps his arms around Carter. 2:10
02:06 Palmer uses his shoulder to force Carter out of the clinch. 2:10
02:16 That's a pretty long clinch! Do these guys want to hug or fight? 2:10
02:28 Battle is shouting at Johnny Carter to break! 2:10
02:39 The fighters are tied up. Carter tries to extract himself. He gets his arms free. 2:10
02:48 Palmer works his way free! 2:10
02:53 Carter throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. 4:10
03:00 Carter slips out of a corner, as Palmer attempts to trap him. 4:10
03:00 And that ends Round number 10. 4:9

Round 11
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The bell sounds to start Round 11. 0:0
0:06 Teddy Atlas was really animated in Carter's corner and Carter was nodding in agreement. 0:0
0:06 Carter is ready to go. The cut outside the left eyebrow he suffered won't be a factor at the beginning of the round because his corner man has the bleeding stopped. 0:0
0:06 Carter doubles up on the hook, scoring cleanly to the body and head of Thomas Palmer. 3:0
0:15 The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. 3:0
0:27 Palmer throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 3:0
0:29 The cross scores for Carter. He needs to throw that punch more often. 5:0
0:48 Palmer lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Carter. 5:0
0:55 Johnny Carter lands a hard uppercut! 9:0
0:55 How is Palmer standing after that? 9:0
0:55 And now it appears as if Thomas Palmer's cut has been reopened by one of those punches that landed. 9:0
0:55 The gash on the left eyebrow of Palmer has reopened and heavy bleeding has ensued. This isn't going to make the fight any easier for him. 9:0
0:55 * The referee appears to be jockeying for position; he's moving more than the fighters. Apparently, he wants to get a better look at the cut above Palmer's eye. Now, he just steps in and stops the action. Battle is escorting Palmer over to the ringside doctor to get an opinion on the severity of the cut. 9:0
0:55 * The doctor is peering at the wound and he's shrugged his shoulders and he's shaking his head – is that a good thing or bad? Well, it's good from Palmer's perspective and the cheer that arises from the crowd tells us all we need to know: there's going to be more fisticuffs in just a moment. Obviously, the damage isn't that bad and Palmer and Carter await the signal from the referee to commence firing. The fight resumes here in Round 11. 9:0
01:04 Palmer wings the right cross and it gets in, though without a lot of steam on it. 9:2
01:18 Palmer fires a shot, but it glances off Carter's shoulder. 9:2
01:29 Palmer just comes up short with that shot. 9:2
01:39 Thomas Palmer has Carter trapped! 9:2
01:44 Thomas Palmer moves in at an angle, trying to cut off the ring on Carter. 9:2
01:51 Palmer has Carter pinned! 9:2
01:56 Palmer misses with what looked like a backhand. He's lucky. If that had landed, he might have drawn a warning. 9:2
02:02 Carter's shot snaps Palmer's head back and appears to have hurt him! 14:2
02:02 Palmer is suddenly in trouble! 14:2
02:07 It looks like Carter and Palmer are slowing up... 14:2
02:16 Palmer misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 14:2
02:28 Thomas Palmer misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 14:2
02:34 Carter's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. 14:2
02:47 * Carter is smothered in a barrage of punches! He's down!!! 14:2
02:49 The count begins... 14:8
02:49 1... 14:8
02:50 2... 14:8
02:51 3... 14:8
02:51 * Carter gets back up but he looks badly shaken. 14:8
02:51 Battle waves the two fighters together, he is allowing the fight to continue. 14:8
03:00 Oh, there's nothing like a knockdown to bring a crowd to it's feet and those in attendance here are cheering loudly as the round closes. 14:10

Round 12
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The fighters touch gloves in the middle of the ring as the 12th and final round begins. 0:0
0:06 Mickey Duff seemed to pump up Palmer between rounds. 0:0
0:06 The cut on the left eyebrow suffered by Palmer has been closed for the time being, thanks to a great job by his cut man. 0:0
0:07 Palmer lands to the chest and neck of Carter. 0:2
0:12 Palmer is slowing up... 0:2
0:16 The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. 0:2
0:20 Carter slides into the corner... 0:2
0:20 Palmer goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 0:4
0:29 Thomas Palmer backs into a neutral corner. 0:4
0:34 Carter misses badly. It looked like he changed his mind half way through the punch. 0:4
0:40 Both fighters take a half-step back. 0:4
0:44 Each fighter is measuring the other. Now Johnny Carter lets his hands go and scores several quick punches to the head of Palmer. 2:4
0:53 Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out of range. 2:4
0:57 Carter backs into the far corner. 2:4
0:57 Palmer fires the jab. It finds its target. 2:6
01:13 Palmer plods forward. 2:6
01:18 Palmer seems really focused on what he's doing this round. 2:6
01:26 Palmer landed a sharp combination that rocked Carter back on his heels! 2:11
01:26 Carter was staggered by those punches... 2:11
01:35 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 2:11
01:37 Palmer moves into the far left corner. 2:11
01:42 Carter is clinching... 2:11
01:46 Referee Battle separates the two... 2:11
02:02 Palmer has Carter cornered! 2:11
02:06 Palmer throws a straight right that glances off the shoulder of Carter but it's enough to keep him off-balance. 2:11
02:09 That knockdown that occurred last round hasn't made Carter change his style. 2:11
02:18 Carter throws a flurry of punches but Palmer either blocks or slips them. 2:11
02:20 Palmer digs a short hook to ribs of Carter. 2:13
02:30 Palmer is trapped in the corner... 2:13
02:30 Carter glances a hook off Palmer's side. 4:13
02:34 The sting looks like it's going from both fighter's punches... 4:13
02:42 There's a wicked right by Carter. He had some steam on that punch. 7:13
02:56 The two fighters have chosen to work on the inside and it's Palmer who scores with a short hook to the chest. 7:15
03:00 Palmer seems to have done enough to win this fight. 7:15
03:00 That's it. This fight has gone the distance and now we'll await the official decision. 7:16

Fight Result

Here's Michael Buffer with the call…

Ladies and Gentlemen, the judges have tallied their scorecards and here is your decision…

Donald Balas, United States scores the bout 116 to 113

Reg Thompson, United Kingdom scores the bout 116 to 113

Shafeaq Rashada, United States scores the bout 118 to 112

The winner by unanimous decision is Thomas Palmer!

Score Cards

Donald Balas Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Johnny Carter 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 9 113
Thomas Palmer 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 116

Reg Thompson Round Total
United Kingdom 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Johnny Carter 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 9 113
Thomas Palmer 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 116

Shafeaq Rashada Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Johnny Carter 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 112
Thomas Palmer 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 118

Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Johnny Carter 29 30 30 27 27 30 30 29 27 27 25 27 338
Thomas Palmer 28 28 27 30 30 27 30 30 30 30 30 30 350


Statistics
Categories Johnny Carter Thomas Palmer
Knockdowns scored 0 1

Jabs / Round 3.08 3.17
Hooks / Round 3.17 3.83
Crosses / Round 3.58 6.33
Combinations / Round 4.58 4.25
Uppercuts / Round 3.58 3.00

Punches Landed / Round 18.00 20.58
Punches Missed / Round 29.17 75.92

Punching Accuracy 38.2% 21.3%

Total Number of Fouls 1 1
Leaning on Opponent's Neck 1
Hitting after the Bell 1

Foul Penalties:
Caution 1 1

Bouts with eye swelling resulting from punches 1

Cuts totals (opened/reopened/worsened) 1 / 0 / 0 2 / 1 / 0
Cuts after head butts (opened/reopened/worsened) 0 / 0 / 0 0 / 0 / 0

Cut locations breakdown:
Cut outside left eyebrow 1 / 0 / 0
Cut on left eyebrow 2 / 1 / 0

Bouts halted to check cut(s) 0 2

Corner work on closing cuts (trials/success):
Trickle 0 / 0 0 / 0
Minor 0 / 0 0 / 0
Bleeding 1 / 1 0 / 0
Bad 0 / 0 0 / 0
Heavy 0 / 0 2 / 2
Gushing 0 / 0 0 / 0

Strategies (demanded/followed)
Cover Up 1 / 1 0 / 0
Fight Inside 0 / 0 3 / 3
Fight Outside (Offensive) 0 / 0 1 / 1
Fight Outside (Defensive) 6 / 6 0 / 0
Go for KO 0 / 0 1 / 1
Go All Out for KO 2 / 1 3 / 3
Protect Cut 0 / 0 0 / 0
Take a Round Off 2 / 2 2 / 1


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