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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 2598 p4p, 249 weight class) and Kevin Shinnie (ranked 2198 p4p, 215 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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255 lbs
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275 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Shinnie misses its intended target.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinnie.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shinnie! But no joy.
Shinnie misses with a head kick.
A big right from Shinnie misses.
Shinnie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Shinnie saw that one coming.
Diego swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shinnie.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shinnie.
Diego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shinnie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shinnie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big right from Shinnie misses.
Shinnie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diego takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diego lands with a nice body kick.
Shinnie looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Shinnie cracks Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Shinnie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Shinnie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shinnie.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shinnie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big right from Shinnie misses.
Diego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shinnie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Diego.
Shinnie misses the shot to the body.
Shinnie ducks right into an uppercut from Diego.
Shinnie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diego counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Shinnie misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Diego lands but Shinnie takes it in his stride.
Shinnie throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shinnie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Shinnie manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shinnie.
Diego cracks a nice hook into Shinnie's ribs.
Shinnie just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinnie is looking to land body kicks.
Shinnie checks a leg kick.
Diego scores with a punch to the head.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shinnie's sensitive parts.
Diego fails to land with a series of punches.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Shinnie.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Shinnie connects with the punch.
Shinnie misses with a body shot
and Diego counters with a good low kick that Shinnie was not able to check.
No joy there for Diego, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shinnie throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Diego checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shinnie. Shinnie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shinnie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Shinnie misses with a straight left.
Diego thows a leg kick but Shinnie checks it
letting Shinnie counter with a right hand.
Diego scores with a shot to the body.
Shinnie throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shinnie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinnie misses with a low kick.
Shinnie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diego counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinnie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Shinnie.
Shinnie throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diego swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego looks to land a combination. Shinnie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Shinnie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shinnie blocks a jab.
Shinnie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diego.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.
Shinnie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego slips a jab from Shinnie.
Diego feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shinnie connects with a high kick.
Diego scores with the left hand. Shinnie knows he should have avoided that one.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shinnie throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Diego finds it's way through Shinnie's defenses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diego.
Shinnie takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Shinnie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shinnie.
Shinnie misses with a left hand
and Diego counters with a good low kick that Shinnie was not able to check.
Diego lands with a nice body kick.
Shinnie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinnie avoids the head kick by Diego.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinnie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diego with a body shot.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinnie can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Shinnie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinnie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diego here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Shinnie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Diego walks into a straight right hand from Shinnie.
Shinnie misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinnie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diego finds it's way round the side to connect with Shinnie's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Shinnie misses.
Shinnie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shinnie tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shinnie misses with a hook.
Diego connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shinnie's hands.
Diego throws a leg kick but Shinnie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shinnie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shinnie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shinnie misses with a few strikes there.
Diego is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shinnie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Shinnie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Shinnie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego cracks the inside of Shinnie's front leg.
Diego scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shinnie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shinnie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Diego connects with a leg kick. Shinnie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shinnie throws a series of punches but Diego moves out of range.
Shinnie throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego connects with a body shot that sends Shinnie's belly button to the back.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shinnie.
Shinnie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draughn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinnie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinnie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shinnie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diego takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego connects with a nice looking jab.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shinnie blocks a low kick nicely.
Shinnie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie lunges at Diego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diego's hand.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses Shinnie's front leg but catches the back leg as Shinnie tries to avoid it.
Diego thumps Shinnie with a low kick.
Diego lands a head kick. Shinnie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shinnie misses with a body shot.
Diego with a hook.
Shinnie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinnie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diego counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shinnie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shinnie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diego counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shinnie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diego has got the better of the exchanges.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego moves out of range as Shinnie strikes.
Shinnie throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Shinnie looks to throw a body kick
and Diego counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shinnie moves out of range as Diego throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Diego bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diego pushes Shinnie away with a front kick.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Shinnie misses with a wild combination.
Diego feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diego darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shinnie throws a lazy uppercut
and Diego finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shinnie missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego tries a head kick but it misses.
Shinnie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Shinnie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinnie checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice side step and Shinnie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diego connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinnie. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shinnie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draughn Diego dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot by Diego.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Diego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diego.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinnie. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego connects with a jab.
Shinnie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shinnie throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shinnie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Shinnie misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diego.
Shinnie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diego lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinnie off the ropes and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego connects with a leg kick. Shinnie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Shinnie blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Diego fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shinnie just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego lands a nice hook to Shinnie's body. Shinnie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shinnie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diego.
Shinnie misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shinnie.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Shinnie's head but Shinnie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shinnie throws a leg kick
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shinnie moves away from the strike by Diego.
Shinnie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looks like Diego has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Shinnie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shinnie misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shinnie doesn't seem bothered though.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shinnie in his tracks.
Diego scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Shinnie saw it coming and moves away.
Diego slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinnie is looking to slow Diego down with leg kicks.
A big right from Diego misses.
Shinnie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego blocks a jab.
Shinnie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Shinnie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shinnie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinnie misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Shinnie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diego throws a front kick that sends Shinnie stumbling back into the ropes.
Diego slips a jab from Shinnie.
Shinnie takes one to the side of the head.
Shinnie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego slips a straight right by Shinnie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego jabs at Shinnie's body.
Diego cracks Shinnie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shinnie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Shinnie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diego bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diego does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Shinnie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Diego.
Diego lands with a cross.
Diego lands a jab to Shinnie's midsection.
Diego lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shinnie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego staying out of range there.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinnie looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shinnie just manages to avoid it.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinnie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shinnie throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shinnie's calf.
Diego cracks Shinnie with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diego.
Shinnie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Diego.
Diego slips under a jab.
Diego tried to counter with a leg kick but Shinnie avoided it.
Shinnie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diego counters with a thumping low kick.
Diego lands with a nice body kick.
Shinnie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Diego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shinnie counters with a straight right hand.
Shinnie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinnie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and Shinnie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Kevin Shinnie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draughn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draughn Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diego has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!
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RATING
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