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Thomas Hearns · 09-14-2012, 02:05 PM

Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS, United States, 2012-12-07

Round 6

Lisandro Diaz 0-4-0 vs Sam Sexton 1-2-1
The fight were very competitive for the first four rounds with the pair alternating on the dominance, Sexton won rounds one and three and Diaz the second and fourth ones.
On the fifth round a great hook to the head by Sexton dropped Diaz. The Argentine barely beat the count getting up at nine and finally managed to survive the round.
On the last round Sexton dropped Diaz again with a great uppercut, Diaz got up and then Sexton launched the final attack attemping to finish the fight inside the distance but failed and Diaz survived. My scorecard was 58-54 for Sexton and the official ones were 58-54 (x2) and 57-55 for the winner by unanimous decision Sam Sexton. With this victory Sexton still had chances of passing to the second stage of the tournament.

Tony Thompson 2-2-0 (1) vs Guillermo Jones 1-3-0 (1)
Thompson edged a studying first round but after that Jones took the control of the fight winning the second round on a great form hurting Thompson with a hook to the head on the way.
On the second round a solid uppercut by Jones dropped Thompson for a six count. After Thompson got up Jones connected another snapping head uppercut but Thompson refused to fall again.
Jones clearly dominated the fourth round showing that the fight was totally under his control.
On the fifth round the pace decreased and the action was poor and even.
On the last round Jones was again the owner of the fight hurting Thompson with a cross followed by a pair of uppercuts at the middle stages of the round. My scorecard was 59-55 for Jones and the offcial ones were 59-56 59-55 and 60-54 for the winner by unanimous decision Guillermo Jones. With this result both fighters are virtually elimanated of the tournament.

Marco Huck 3-0-1 (2) vs Jameel McCline 4-1-0 (1)
The first two on the standings table Marco Huck and Jameel McCline faced, both were qualified for the second stage but they had to determinate the winner of the group.
Jameel McCline started the fight on great form edging the first round and winning the second one convincingly putting Huck on trouble a pair of times.
The third round had very poor action but Huck edged it and from this point the fight started to change. Huck easily outlanded McCline on the fourth round also hurting him with a strong uppercut to the chin.
On the fifth round Huck dropped McCline with a great body shot and after McCline got up Huck dropped him again less than a minute later with a quick barrage of punches to the head.
Mccline got up and survived the remainder thirty seconds of the round.
On the last round the pair went punch per punch with Mccline putting his last effort and with Huck clearly having the best part of the exchange also hurting McCline with a right cross to the head.
My scorecard was 58-54 for Huck and the official ones were 58-54 (x2) and 59-53 for the winner by unanimous decision Marco Huck. With this result Huck is the winner of the Group.

Standings

M.Huck 9
J.McCline 8
O.Pala 6
S.Sexton 5
G.Jones 4
T.Thompson 4
L.Diaz 0

Next Fights –January 2013-

M.Huck Vs T.Thompson
L.Diaz Vs G.Jones
S.Sexton Vs O.Pala*

*This fight will determine the fifth qualified of the group Sexton needed a win to pass to the second round.

09-14-2012, 02:05 PM	#113
Thomas Hearns Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,441	Heavyweight Tournament Group 4 Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS, United States, 2012-12-07 Round 6 Lisandro Diaz 0-4-0 vs Sam Sexton 1-2-1 The fight were very competitive for the first four rounds with the pair alternating on the dominance, Sexton won rounds one and three and Diaz the second and fourth ones. On the fifth round a great hook to the head by Sexton dropped Diaz. The Argentine barely beat the count getting up at nine and finally managed to survive the round. On the last round Sexton dropped Diaz again with a great uppercut, Diaz got up and then Sexton launched the final attack attemping to finish the fight inside the distance but failed and Diaz survived. My scorecard was 58-54 for Sexton and the official ones were 58-54 (x2) and 57-55 for the winner by unanimous decision Sam Sexton. With this victory Sexton still had chances of passing to the second stage of the tournament. Tony Thompson 2-2-0 (1) vs Guillermo Jones 1-3-0 (1) Thompson edged a studying first round but after that Jones took the control of the fight winning the second round on a great form hurting Thompson with a hook to the head on the way. On the second round a solid uppercut by Jones dropped Thompson for a six count. After Thompson got up Jones connected another snapping head uppercut but Thompson refused to fall again. Jones clearly dominated the fourth round showing that the fight was totally under his control. On the fifth round the pace decreased and the action was poor and even. On the last round Jones was again the owner of the fight hurting Thompson with a cross followed by a pair of uppercuts at the middle stages of the round. My scorecard was 59-55 for Jones and the offcial ones were 59-56 59-55 and 60-54 for the winner by unanimous decision Guillermo Jones. With this result both fighters are virtually elimanated of the tournament. Marco Huck 3-0-1 (2) vs Jameel McCline 4-1-0 (1) The first two on the standings table Marco Huck and Jameel McCline faced, both were qualified for the second stage but they had to determinate the winner of the group. Jameel McCline started the fight on great form edging the first round and winning the second one convincingly putting Huck on trouble a pair of times. The third round had very poor action but Huck edged it and from this point the fight started to change. Huck easily outlanded McCline on the fourth round also hurting him with a strong uppercut to the chin. On the fifth round Huck dropped McCline with a great body shot and after McCline got up Huck dropped him again less than a minute later with a quick barrage of punches to the head. Mccline got up and survived the remainder thirty seconds of the round. On the last round the pair went punch per punch with Mccline putting his last effort and with Huck clearly having the best part of the exchange also hurting McCline with a right cross to the head. My scorecard was 58-54 for Huck and the official ones were 58-54 (x2) and 59-53 for the winner by unanimous decision Marco Huck. With this result Huck is the winner of the Group. Standings M.Huck 9 J.McCline 8 O.Pala 6 S.Sexton 5 G.Jones 4 T.Thompson 4 L.Diaz 0 Next Fights –January 2013- M.Huck Vs T.Thompson L.Diaz Vs G.Jones S.Sexton Vs O.Pala* *This fight will determine the fifth qualified of the group Sexton needed a win to pass to the second round.